Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1121 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Gilbert Atencio (Wah Peen) (1930-1995) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on tan paper entitled "Time for Dinner" depicting 2 striped skunks crouching in front of basket filled with ears of corn; Corn stalks are shown growing in background and to the sides, while rain cloud motif fills upper left corner and sun motif fills upper right corner; Terraced geometric motif is in lower left corner and signature "Gilbert Atencio 64" is printed in black and red paint in lower right corner; On reverse is handwritten the following in pencil: "Title - Time for Dinner; By - Gilbert Atencio, Rt 1 Box 306, Santa Fe, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo; Tribe - San Ildefonso Tewa." Gilbert Atencio was the son of Isabel Montoya Atencio, the brother of Helen Gutierrez, and the nephew of sisters Desideria Montoya Sanchez and Maria Martinez, all of whose work is also represented in the CAS collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.9, Length = 29.0 | |