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"Harry Carey tutored me in the early years, sort of brought me along, and the only thing I always had was an eye for composition -- I don't know where I got that -- and that's all I did have. As a kid, I thought I was going to be an artist; I used to sketch and paint a great deal and I think, for a kid, I did pretty good work --- at least I received a lot of compliments about it. But I have never thought about what I was doing in terms of art, or 'this is great', or 'world-shaking', or anything like that. To me it was always a job of work -- which I enjoyed immensely -- and that's it."
-- John Ford, in Peter Bogdanovich: John Ford, 1967
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A Navajo man on a horse poses for tourists in front of the Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal park, Utah, on May 12, 2014. Monument Valley has been featured in many Westerns since the 1930s, including director John Ford’s best-known movies and has become the epitome of the American West: photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP via Anews.com, 20 May 2015
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Monument Valley. Cowboy Actor on John Ford's Point, Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona (part of he tour from Goulding's Lodge): photo by Debs, 6 October 2008 ![Navajo Cowboy at John Ford's Point 4 | by jfew]()
Navajo Cowboy at John Ford's Point 4: photo by Jeff Few, 7 September 2009
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Navajo Cowboy at John Ford's Point: photo by Jeff Few, 7 September 2009
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Monument Valley. Il nostro viaggio del West americano: photo by Davide Bedinjoevare, 12 August 2007
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Colorado Plateau. John Ford Point, Monument Valley: photo by joevare, 12 June 2008
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John Ford Point, Navajo tribal park, Monument Valley: photo by Agustín Hernández Campillejo, 28 June 2008
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Monument Valley. John Ford's Point in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah/Arizona. Picture by Luca Galuzzi.: image by Jim Trodel, 22 July 2007
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Chair at John Ford's Point, Monument Valley: photo by Ron Cogswell, 8 August 2013
Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah: photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP via FT Photo Diary, 27 May 2015
"Harry Carey tutored me in the early years, sort of brought me along, and the only thing I always had was an eye for composition -- I don't know where I got that -- and that's all I did have. As a kid, I thought I was going to be an artist; I used to sketch and paint a great deal and I think, for a kid, I did pretty good work --- at least I received a lot of compliments about it. But I have never thought about what I was doing in terms of art, or 'this is great', or 'world-shaking', or anything like that. To me it was always a job of work -- which I enjoyed immensely -- and that's it."
-- John Ford, in Peter Bogdanovich: John Ford, 1967
John Ford's point was the composition
The little figure
Against the big rock and sky landscape dwarfed
Against the big rock and sky landscape dwarfed
The big rock and sky landscape
Against the little figure dwarfing him
The point was not the grandeur
Or the drama
Against the little figure dwarfing him
The point was not the grandeur
Or the drama
The composition was John Ford's point
The dwarfing
The putting in his place
The unimportance in the whole scheme of
The dwarfing
The putting in his place
The unimportance in the whole scheme of
The tiny horseman
Against the bigger everything
The vast blue sky
The ancient red rock
Against the bigger everything
The vast blue sky
The ancient red rock
With folding chair hid
Down the trail, round a corner
At table mesa top
To rest upon
Between shots
Down the trail, round a corner
At table mesa top
To rest upon
Between shots
Cuckoo-clock cowboy
He comes every day
He comes every day
Up the same trail, on his horse
To John Ford's Point
To gaze out upon
The same butte
Diurnal chronotype, recursive
Dotted, splotched
Into otherwise
Always changing world He is there every day
He is there in all weathers
He is there today
He may be there again tomorrow
He may be there again tomorrow
He may not
Out in the weather
Everything gets old
A Navajo man on a horse poses for tourists in front of the Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal park, Utah, on May 12, 2014. Monument Valley has been featured in many Westerns since the 1930s, including director John Ford’s best-known movies and has become the epitome of the American West: photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP, 12 May 2015
A Navajo man on a horse poses for tourists in front of the Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal park, Utah, on May 12, 2014. Monument Valley has been featured in many Westerns since the 1930s, including director John Ford's best-known movies and has become the epitome of the American West: photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP via Hurriyet Daily News, 25 May 2015
A Navajo man on a horse poses for tourists in front of the Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah: photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP via The Telegraph, 27 May 2015
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A Navajo man on a horse poses for tourists in front of the Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal park, Utah, on May 12, 2014. Monument Valley has been featured in many Westerns since the 1930s, including director John Ford's best-known movies and has become the epitome of the American West: photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP via Mumbai Mirror, 13 May 2015
A Navajo man on a horse poses for tourists in front of the Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal park, Utah, on May 12, 2014. Monument Valley has been featured in many Westerns since the 1930s, including director John Ford's best-known movies and has become the epitome of the American West: photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP via Mumbai Mirror, 13 May 2015
A Navajo man on a horse poses for tourists in front of the Merrick Butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal park, Utah, on May 12, 2014. Monument Valley has been featured in many Westerns since the 1930s, including director John Ford’s best-known movies and has become the epitome of the American West: photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP via Anews.com, 20 May 2015
Ode aan john ford. John Ford, meester van de amerikaanse cinema en de man die John Wayne groot gemaakt heeft, prefereerde Monument Valley als locatie in zijn westerns. Dit punt in het bijzonder, nu dan ook genaamd Ford's point. Ford en Monument Valley waren altijd met elkaar verbonden. Na het filmen van de eindscene van My Darling Clementine in de studio vond Ford dat de achtergrond reproductie van Monument Valley niet voldeed en eiste dat de set op locatie in Monument Valley herbouwd werd voor deze laatste legendarische shot. Momenteel is Monument Valley een Navajo reservaat en een heilig gebied voor de Navajo. Navajo zien in de buttes ed. dieren en elementen die ze toeschrijven aan de goden. Tegenwoordig exploiteren de Navajo dit als een park waar alleen zij in mogen gidsen: photo by groucho, 21 June 2007
Monument Valley. Cowboy Actor on John Ford's Point, Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona (part of he tour from Goulding's Lodge): photo by Debs, 6 October 2008
This picture was taken this morning at John Ford Point, Monument Valley. This young cowboy, apparently in the employ of the Navajo Tribal Park, came down on his horse and posed out on the point. I wish I hadn't seen him checking his smart phone on the way down. Still, it was a nice prop provided by the park, and certainly adds to the image. Monument Valley is a stunningly beautiful place, that doesn't feel over developed or over crowded. It was our third time here, and by far the best weather we've experienced, with pleasant temperature, beautiful clouds and, blissfully, no howling winds. I plan on coming back again, just because I enjoy the experience so much: photo by Bill Gracey, 10 October 2012
Navajo Cowboy at John Ford's Point 4: photo by Jeff Few, 7 September 2009
Navajo Cowboy at John Ford's Point: photo by Jeff Few, 7 September 2009
Monument Valley. Il nostro viaggio del West americano: photo by Davide Bedinjoevare, 12 August 2007
Colorado Plateau. John Ford Point, Monument Valley: photo by joevare, 12 June 2008
John Ford Point, Navajo tribal park, Monument Valley: photo by Agustín Hernández Campillejo, 28 June 2008
Monument Valley. John Ford's Point in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah/Arizona. Picture by Luca Galuzzi.: image by Jim Trodel, 22 July 2007
#JohnFord point at #MonumentValley is just one of the hundreds crazy good views out there!: image via Davide Squaldini @Davide Squaldini, 2 May 2015
Just finished watching #TheSearchers on #more4. Monumental in every way.: image via Brian Coyle @brianscoyle, 27 December 2014
Chair at John Ford's Point, Monument Valley: photo by Ron Cogswell, 8 August 2013