Dancer / Popovi Da

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Dancer

Creator(s):

Popovi Da (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; San Ildefonso

Date:

1938

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided; 9 1/4 x 9 5/8in (23.5 x 24.4cm) 0.378-0.386mm Cream colored, machine made paper. Evenly distributed, densely packed fibers in transmitted light.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of Homer and Ruth Herrington

Accession No:

02.1776

Previous Number(s):

TL1993.355.12; 0227.1776; 14195

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 39/64in. (24.4cm)
Width: 9 1/4in. (23.5cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Popovi Da

Biography:

Son of Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Popovi Da

Birth Date:

1921

Death Date:

1971

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter, 1921-1971

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "To Virginia Bailey from Tony Martinez." in lower left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in tempera, "Po-povi-Da 38" in lower right on recto

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Popovi Da. Dancer. 02.1776. 1938. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/021776 (05/08/2019).

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