Christmas Eve, Torchlight Procession, Taos Pueblo / Ila Mae McAfee

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Christmas Eve, Torchlight Procession, Taos Pueblo

Creator(s):

Ila Mae McAfee (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

early 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

01.545

Previous Number(s):

0137.545; 1137; 11720

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 24in. (61.0cm)
Width: 34in. (86.4cm)
Depth: 1 3/4in. (4.4cm)

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 20 1/4in. (51.4cm)
Width: 30in. (76.2cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Ila Mae McAfee

Role(s):

Artist

Inscriptions: Inscribed in pencil, "Christmas Eve - Torchlight Procession, Taos Pueblo/Ila McAfee - Taos - New Mexico" on sticker [sticker is missing] on upper stretcher bar on verso; Inscribed in pencil, "Christmas Eve Torch-light Procession - Taos Pueblo/Ila McAfee-Taos-New Mexico" in upper left on stretcher; Inscribed on brass plate, "Christmas Eve Torch-Light Procession/Taos Pueblo/Ila McAfee/1900-"

Signed: Signed, "Ila McAfee" in lower left

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McAfee, Ila. Christmas Eve, Torchlight Procession, Taos Pueblo. 01.545. early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/01545 (09/06/2019).

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Christmas Eve, Torchlight Procession, Taos Pueblo / Ila Mae McAfee

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