Detail View: C. Szwedzicki: The North American Indian Works: San Ildefonso Women Dancers

Work Record ID: 
273
Reproduction Record ID: 
273
Work Class: 
depictions
Work Type: 
print
Title: 
Les peintres indiens d'Amérique
Title Type: 
collective title
Title: 
American Indian painters
Title Type: 
alternate
Title: 
San Ildefonso Women Dancers
Title Type: 
constructed title
Measurements: 
7.90 x 11.50 in (20.07 x 29.21 cm) on sheet 12.50 x 17.60 in (31.75 x 44.70 cm)
Measurement Type: 
dimensions
Material: 
paper (fiber product)
Material Type: 
support
Inscription: 
Below Image Right: By / Gilbert-Atencio / 1946
Inscription: 
Above Image Right: PLANCHE 37 [Plate Number]
Creator: 
Atencio, Gilbert Benjamin, 1930-1995
Creator Dates: 
1930-1995
Creator Nationality: 
San Ildefonso
Creator Name Variant: 
Mountain of the Wind (Wah Peen)
Creator Type: 
personal name
Creator Role: 
painter
Date: 
1950
Location: 
San Ildefonso Pueblo (N.M.)
Repository: 
Archives and Rare Books Library, University Libraries, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Repository Type: 
current repository
ID Number: 
37
ID Number Type: 
plate number
ID Number: 
ARB RB Oversize E98.A7 J18 1950 Vol. 2
ID Number Type: 
call number
Style Period: 
Indian art--North America
Style Period: 
Pueblo (Native American style)
Culture: 
Native American
Culture: 
San Ildefonso
Subject: 
Belts (Clothing)
Subject: 
Face painting
Subject: 
Fringe
Subject: 
Hairdressing
Subject: 
Moccasins
Subject: 
Armbands
Subject: 
Body painting
Subject: 
Dancers
Subject: 
Feather headdresses
Subject: 
Necklaces
Subject: 
Cuffs (Clothing)
Subject: 
Feather fans
Subject: 
Headbands
Subject: 
Drum sticks
Subject: 
Drums
Subject: 
Shirts, Men's
Subject: 
Ear ornaments
Subject: 
Leaves
Subject: 
Sashes (Costume)
Subject: 
San Ildefonso dance
Subject: 
Puttees
Subject: 
Mantas (Clothing)
Subject: 
Shawls
Subject: 
Flowers
Subject: 
Trousers
Subject: 
Boot moccasins
Related Work: 
Jacobson, Oscar Brousse, 1882-1966. Les peintres indiens d'Amérique / [par] O. B. Jacobson [et] Jeanne d'Ucel. Nice (France): C. Szwedzicki, 1950.
Description: 
From: American Indian Painters, Vol. 2, p. 5: Wah-peen is one of the youngest of the Pueblo artists to receive recognition in the native American art world. In heritage, he also belongs to modern times; his mother was a full-blooded Tewa and his father Navajo and Spanish. He is a nephew of Julian Martinez and Maria, the famous potter. Wah-peen grew to manhood in the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. He is one of the most prolific young artists in the Southwest. His pictures are to be seen in most shops in and about Santa Fe, but he has not yet had the opportunity to exhibit formally, except in Santa Fe. In subjects, he adheres closely to the Pueblo tradition, Indian dances and home life. "The San Ildefonso Women Dancers" is representative of his style. His work possesses vigor and a certain crispness, reminiscent of Tonita Pena, but is much bolder in color, a boldness that sometimes reaches the point of crudity. With more experience and practice, it will doubtless become more mellow in tone. (Collection, Oscar Brousse Jacobson) Map references: San Ildefonso Pueblo (N.M.)
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