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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Fertility Symbols

Creator(s):

Waldo Mootzka (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Hopi

Date:

early 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor and graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.208- 0.216 mm Hand-made, wove, slightly textured watercolor paper, light cream in color. Watermark along the PL edge: Hand Made; J. Whatman.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.206

Previous Number(s):

0237.206; 21672

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 15 23/64in. (39.0cm)
Width: 11 7/64in. (28.2cm)

Image:

Height: 12 1/64in. (30.5cm)
Width: 8 5/8in. (21.9cm)

Mat:

Height: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
Width: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Waldo Mootzka

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Mootzka, Waldo

Birth Date:

1910

Death Date:

1938

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Hopi painter, silversmith, 1915-1938

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed, "$35.00" in lower left on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, brown, clouds, corn, figures, green (color), Hopi, Native American, nudes, orange, painting, Rainbow, red, symbols, watercolor, women, yellow

Cite this Page

Mootzka, Waldo. Fertility Symbols. 02.206. early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/02206 (02/19/2019).

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