Bountiful Mother / Helen Hardin

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Bountiful Mother

Creator(s):

Helen Hardin (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Santa Clara Pueblo, Pueblo

Materials/Techniques:

ink on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.510-0.520mm White colored paper. Even distribution of fibers in transmitted light. Good quality fiber.

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Credit Line:

Gift of Maxine and Jack Zarrow

Accession No:

14.1015

Previous Number(s):

TL2014.1.20

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 22 21/64in. (56.7cm)
Width: 18 45/64in. (47.5cm)

Image:

Height: 18 45/64in. (47.5cm)
Width: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)

Mat:

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

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Helen Hardin

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Hardin, Helen

Birth Date:

1943

Death Date:

1984

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Santa Clara Pueblo painter, graphic artist, 1943-1984

Gender:

female

Note:

Hardin was encouraged by the painter Joe Herrera and she had a significant impact on contemporary Native American and American art.

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "31/50" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil with colophon, "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh" in lower right on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blankets (coverings), brown, corn, geometric patterns, green, headdresses, Indigenous paintings included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, masks (costume), mocassins, moccasins, mothers, red, religions and religious concepts, spirits (beings), spirituality, standing

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Hardin, Helen. Bountiful Mother. 14.1015. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/141015 (07/14/2017).

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