Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1145 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Apache | |
Other Geographic Data | Town: St. Michaels | |
Maker's Name | Robert Chee (1938-1972) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Casein on mat board | |
Description | Untitled painting on black mat board depicting two young Navajo men riding their horses toward right edge of painting; Lead rider is on gray pinto horse and is dressed in gray jeans and brown shirt and is playing Navajo pottery drum; Second rider is on salmon-colored pinto horse is is dressed in gray jeans and blue shirt; Stylized plants are in foreground; Navajo Yei (deity) figure streaks across sky in background, and small bird in flight arches across sky in upper left quadrant; Signature "Robert Chee" is printed in gray paint in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 76.9, Length = 50.9 |