Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0972 | |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Apache | |
Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
Maker's Name | Little Shorty (ca. 1895-1980) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1948 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting Navajo man pulling pine tree; Man is pulling on reins to direct black mule to pull on chain that is wrapped around trunk of tree; Shovel, pick, and axe lie at base of tree and barbed wire fence is in foreground; Subjects are shown against plain white background with very little attempt at perspective; Painting is unsigned. Little Shorty was Jimmy Toddy’s (Beatien Yazz) uncle and the father of Philip Shorty. He was a lifelong resident of Wide Ruins and painted briefly ca. 1947-1950. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.4, Length = 25.5 |