Kachinas / Redwing T. Nez

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Kachinas

Creator(s):

Redwing T. Nez (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Navajo (Diné)

Date:

1989

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.995mm cream colored paper. Even distribution of fibers in transmitted light. Embossed stamp in the upper PL corner. Deckled edge on both sides.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of Homer and Ruth Herrington

Accession No:

02.1805

Previous Number(s):

TL1993.355.26; 0227.1805; 27298

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 15in. (38.1cm)
Width: 22 53/64in. (58.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Redwing T. Nez

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Nez, Redwing T.

Birth Date:

1960

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter, born 1960

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Signed: Signed by hand in tempera with colophon, "Redwing T. Nez (c) 89" in lower left on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

abstraction, blue, ceremonies, dolls, faces, Feathers, geometric figures, Hopi, Indigenous paintings included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, kachina dolls, Navajo, Navajo Indians, paintings, religions and religious concepts, singing (performing arts genre), spirits (beings), tempera

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Nez, Redwing. Kachinas. 02.1805. 1989. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/021805 (05/11/2017).

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