Kachina Figure / David Chethlahe Paladin

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Kachina Figure

Creator(s):

David Chethlahe Paladin (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Navajo (Diné)

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.610-0.620mm black paper, machine made paper.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of Maxine and Jack Zarrow

Accession No:

02.2058

Previous Number(s):

TL2014.1.5

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Framed):

Height: 25 1/4in. (64.1cm)
Width: 17 1/2in. (44.5cm)
Depth: 1in. (2.5cm)

Image:

Height: 18 1/4in. (46.4cm)
Width: 10 1/8in. (25.7cm)

Mat:

Height: 23 1/2in. (59.7cm)
Width: 15 1/4in. (38.7cm)

Framed:

Height: 25 1/4in. (64.1cm)
Width: 17 1/2in. (44.5cm)
Depth: 1in. (2.5cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

David Chethlahe Paladin

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Paladin, David Chethlahe

Birth Date:

1927

Death Date:

1984

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American lithographer, 1927-1984

Gender:

male

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Cite this Page

Paladin, David. Kachina Figure. 02.2058. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/022058 (06/03/2019).

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