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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Burial Scene

Creator(s):

Archie Blackowl (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cheyenne

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on matboard

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.432-0.442mm Cream colored, cold-pressed paper. Poor quality, even distribution of fibers in transmitted light.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

02.378

Previous Number(s):

0227.378; 37126

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 20 23/64in. (51.7cm)
Width: 29 61/64in. (76.1cm)

Image:

Height: 17 1/4in. (43.8cm)
Width: 29 3/32in. (73.9cm)

Mat:

Height: 27 9/16in. (70.0cm)
Width: 39 37/100in. (100.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Archie Blackowl

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Blackowl, Archie

Birth Date:

1911

Death Date:

1992

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Cheyenne painter, 1911-1992

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

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

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Cite this Page

Blackowl, Archie. Burial Scene. 02.378. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/02378 (04/26/2017).

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