The Cadillac Ranch at 50

From the Amarillo Museum of Art:

“The Cadillac Ranch is an iconic American art installation and destination that was first installed in 1974.  It was created by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who formed the art collective known as Ant Farm.  This exhibition is a celebration of the transformation of the Cadillac Ranch over the past 50 years.  Included in the exhibition are photographs by Wyatt McSpadden, who has documented the Cadillacs since the project’s inception, as well as two video works and various ephemera from Ant Farm member Chip Lord.

A native of Amarillo, Wyatt McSpadden began his career there in 1974 as the photographer for eccentric arts patron Stanley Marsh 3. McSpadden photographed the creation of Marsh’s Cadillac Ranch and chronicled the work’s evolution from local curiosity to state landmark. In 1992 he moved to Austin and turned his focus to editorial photography. His portraits have appeared in scores of publications nationwide, most notably Texas Monthly, where he is a contributing photographer. Wyatt’s work resides in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in San Marcos, the Amarillo.”