Deer in the Moonlight / Ben Quintana

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Deer in the Moonlight

Creator(s):

Ben Quintana (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cochiti

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.280-0.290mm black colored, machine-made paper.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

02.192

Previous Number(s):

0237.192; 35350

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 13 31/32in. (35.5cm)
Width: 19 11/64in. (48.7cm)

Image:

Height: 11 27/64in. (29.0cm)
Width: 17 33/64in. (44.5cm)

Mat:

Height: 19 11/16in. (50.0cm)
Width: 23 5/8in. (60.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Ben Quintana

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Quintana, Ben

Birth Date:

1923

Death Date:

1944

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American muralist, 1923-1944

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Deer In The Moonlight By Ben Quintana Cochiti Pueblo Pena Blanca New Mexico" in lower right on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in tempera, "Ben" in lower right on recto

Cite this Page

Quintana, Ben. Deer in the Moonlight. 02.192. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02192 (07/15/2019).

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