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Nila, 2000, resembles a natural historian's study of an Asian elephant, complete with a listing of its attributes. Yet, Ford's work is always much more. It presents the relationship between man and animal and explores how animals have occupied man's dreams and myths throughout our shared histories. This is the second work by Ford to enter the collection.

News, Jul August September 2018, p. 10


DimensionsFrame: 47 1/2 × 33 3/4 × 2 in. (120.7 × 85.7 × 5.1 cm)
Sheet: 45 1/2 × 31 5/8 in. (115.6 × 80.3 cm)
Accession Number 2018.13
Classificationsprint
SignedWalton Ford 2000 (l,r graphite)
Inscriptions74/150 (l,l graphite)
Edition74/150
Nila
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Walton Ford
2005
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Samuel Halpert
date unknown
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Amy Cutler
2008
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Henri Fantin-Latour
1879
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Henri Fantin-Latour
1893
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Richard Black
date unknown
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines - a, middle
Francesco Clemente
1986
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
George Bellows
1923
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
George Bellows
1917