Art21 proudly presents an artist segment, featuring Walton Ford, from the “Humor” episode in Season 2 of the “Art in the Twenty-First Century” series.
“Humor” premiered in October 2003 on PBS.
A voracious reader of colonial letters and diaries, Walton Ford is fascinated by the fear and wonder of nature that he finds in historical texts. Contrasting the romanticized tradition of Audubon with the destructive qualities of existence, Ford merges a dreamlike vision with a frenetic and comic reality.
Walton Ford was born in 1960 in Larchmont, New York. Learn more about the artist at: https://art21.org/artist/walton-ford