Modern Masterpieces of American Indian Art - Subtitle: Two Deer / Gerald Nailor

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Modern Masterpieces of American Indian Art - Subtitle: Two Deer

Creator(s):

Gerald Nailor (Artist)

Louie H. Ewing (Artist)

The Rydal Press (Publisher)

Culture:

Native American; Navajo (Diné)

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

silkscreen on paper

Classification:

Prints

Art- Portfolio

Object Type:

Serigraph

Accession No:

17.56.4

Previous Number(s):

1737.56.4; 32678

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 13 1/2in. (34.3cm)
Width: 10 1/2in. (26.7cm)

Image:

Height: 10 3/4in. (27.3cm)
Width: 8 1/4in. (21.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Gerald Nailor

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Nailor, Gerald

Birth Date:

1917

Death Date:

1952

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Navajo muralist and painter, 1917-1952

Gender:

male

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Louie H. Ewing

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Ewing, Louie H.

Birth Date:

1870

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American sculptor, painter, and printmaker, active 20th century

Gender:

male

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

The Rydal Press

Role(s):

Publisher

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed by hand in ink, "Gerald Nailor" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in ink, "SERIGRAPH BY Louie Ewing" in lower left on recto

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Tags:

Animals, black, brown, deer, flowers (plants), grasses, gray (color), green (color), grey (colour), Indigenous paintings included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, masterpiece, Native American, Navajo, primary colors, red, sun, yellow

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Nailor, Gerald. Modern Masterpieces of American Indian Art - Subtitle: Two Deer. 17.56.4. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/17564 (03/22/2019).

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Modern Masterpieces of American Indian Art - Subtitle: Two Deer / Gerald Nailor

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