{"id":135,"date":"2016-10-17T20:08:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T20:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/2016test\/?p=135"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:27:22","slug":"ships-of-the-desert-by-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/ships-of-the-desert-by-name\/","title":{"rendered":"SHIPS OF THE DESERT, BY NAME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After traveling in Australia, where the world\u2019s largest population of feral camels can be found, I was inspired to learn about camels\u2019 role in the history of my own continent. I find myself fascinated, sometimes disturbed, by the attitudes, biases, and preconceptions that people have toward them. With this series of life-sized portraits, I hoped to show the individuality of several camels I worked with on a ranch in Texas\u2014presenting the animals\u2019 disparate personalities and features, and giving the viewer insight beyond the generic motifs and stereotypes that so often represent the species in the American mind.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-768x574.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-2048x1530.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-500x374.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-800x598.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-1280x956.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/02_Kabir_sold-STF-show-1920x1435.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Kabir<\/em>. 23\u201dx30\u201d, graphite on paper. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-582\" width=\"840\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-1024x647.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-300x189.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-768x485.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-1536x970.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-2048x1294.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-500x316.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-800x505.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-1280x809.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/04_Xian-1920x1213.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Xi\u2019an<\/em>, 22\u201dx32\u201d, graphite on paper. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-1024x721.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-300x211.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-768x541.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-2048x1443.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-500x352.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-800x564.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-1280x902.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/03_Bunni_sold-SF-doc-1920x1353.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Bunni<\/em>. 19\u201dx25\u201d, graphite on paper. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-1024x705.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-585\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-1024x705.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-768x529.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-2048x1409.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-500x344.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-800x551.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-1280x881.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/09_Richard-1920x1321.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Richard<\/em>. 20\u201dx29\u201d, graphite on paper. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-586\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-1024x738.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-768x554.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-1536x1107.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-2048x1476.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-500x360.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-800x577.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-1280x923.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/05_Cinco_sold-Maddock-1920x1384.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Cinco<\/em>. 17\u201dx24\u201d, graphite on paper. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-1024x697.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-300x204.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-768x523.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-1536x1046.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-2048x1394.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-500x340.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-800x545.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-1280x871.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07_Mu-1920x1307.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Mu<\/em>. 24\u201dx35\u201d, graphite on paper. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-588\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-1024x676.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-768x507.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-2048x1352.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-500x330.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-800x528.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-1280x845.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01_Daleel-1920x1268.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Daleel<\/em>, 15\u201dx23\u201d, graphite on paper. (Available)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-1024x693.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-768x520.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-2048x1386.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-500x338.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-800x541.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-1280x866.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/08_Gobi_sold-WCarleton-1920x1299.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Gobi<\/em>, 24\u201dx35\u201d, graphite on paper. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-1024x693.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-768x519.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-2048x1385.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-500x338.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-800x541.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-1280x866.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/06_Jadid_sold-SGilbert-1920x1299.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><em>Jadid<\/em>. 16\u201dx23\u201d, graphite on paper. Private collection<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the individuality of camels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":737,"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135\/revisions\/737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cedrawood.com\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}