Lloyd Moylan: The Evolution of Gallup’s Principal New Deal Artist
Collection Overview
Lloyd Moylan’s extraordinarily varied body of work illustrates the artist’s personal and professional development. Through it, we can see Moylan putting his own artistic theories into practice and working out ideas, eventually realizing an artistic approach both firmly rooted in, and also ahead of, its time.
Look Closely
Look for similarities and differences between Moylan’s paintings.
What clusters take shape? Think about color, subject, style, and medium.
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Subject by Subject
Western American Subjects
Pueblo Subjects
Navajo Subjects
The most natural groupings of Lloyd Moylan’s work fall along the lines of both style and subject matter. Moylan took a compartmentalized approach to the three primary subjects he painted—Western life, Pueblo life, and Navajo life—methodically exploring the relationship between form, content, and meaning as he honed his craft and found his way as an artist.
