Matachina Dancer / Theodore Suina

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Matachina Dancer

Creator(s):

Theodore Suina (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cochiti

Date:

1947

Materials/Techniques:

gouache and graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.530- 0.531 mm Off-white, rough bristol board

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Gouache Painting

Accession No:

02.265

Previous Number(s):

0237.265; 18408

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 14 29/64in. (36.7cm)
Width: 10 9/32in. (26.1cm)

Image:

Height: 13 45/64in. (34.8cm)
Width: 9 17/32in. (24.2cm)

Mat:

Height: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
Width: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Theodore Suina

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Suina, Theodore

Birth Date:

1918

Death Date:

2018

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American muralist, born 1918

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed in pencil, "Matachina Dancer by THEODORE SUINA Cochiti Star Route Bernalillo, N. Mex. Price $20.00", Matachina Dancer is underlined, in center on verso

Signed: Signed, "Ku-Pe-Ru '47" in lower right on recto

Cite this Page

Suina, Theodore. Matachina Dancer. 02.265. 1947. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02265 (07/15/2019).

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