Deer in the Moonlight / Ben Quintana

You may be interested in...

Plowing Ceremony

Joe Hilario Herrera

Anasazi Puberty Ceremony

Joe Hilario Herrera

Polychrome ceramic bowl painted with various designs in black on a buff background

Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Deer in the Moonlight

Creator(s):

Ben Quintana (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cochiti

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.280-0.290mm black colored, machine-made paper.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

02.192

Previous Number(s):

0237.192; 35350

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 13 31/32in. (35.5cm)
Width: 19 11/64in. (48.7cm)

Image:

Height: 11 27/64in. (29.0cm)
Width: 17 33/64in. (44.5cm)

Mat:

Height: 19 11/16in. (50.0cm)
Width: 23 5/8in. (60.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Ben Quintana

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Quintana, Ben

Birth Date:

1923

Death Date:

1944

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Cochiti Pueblo painter, muralist, 1923-1944

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Deer In The Moonlight By Ben Quintana Cochiti Pueblo Pena Blanca New Mexico" in lower right on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in tempera, "Ben" in lower right on recto

Cite this Page

Quintana, Ben. Deer in the Moonlight. 02.192. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/02192 (07/15/2019).

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.

Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Gilcrease Museum

The World’s Largest Collection of Art and Artifacts of the American West