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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Peyote Bird

Creator(s):

Woodrow Wilson Crumbo (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Citizen Potawatomi

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; single-sided 0.377-0.387mm Cream colored, machine-made, wove paper. Textured, possibly cold pressed. Evenly distributed fibers in transmitted light. Deckled edge on four sides.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Accession No:

02.343

Previous Number(s):

0227.343; 29988

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 25 35/64in. (64.9cm)
Width: 19 51/64in. (50.3cm)

Image:

Height: 18 1/2in. (47.0cm)
Width: 8 15/32in. (21.5cm)

Mat:

Height: 39 37/100in. (100.0cm)
Width: 27 9/16in. (70.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Woodrow Wilson Crumbo

Biography:

Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Crumbo was Potawatomi, French and German by birth. After losing his parents at a young age, he lived among the Creeks and was heavily influenced by that culture. Crumbo's father was German-American. His mother was French-Potawatomi. Source: Carole Klein, Art Curator, October 16, 2015

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Crumbo, Woodrow Wilson

Birth Date:

1912

Death Date:

1989

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter, 1912-1989

Gender:

male

Marks and Inscriptions

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

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

beak, bird (animal), blue, Creek, Feathers, green (color), Indigenous paintings included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Native American, peyote, peyote button, Peyote Spirit, Peyote symbols, pink (color), Potawatomi, tail (animal component), tempera, wings (animal components)

Cite this Page

Crumbo, Woodrow. Peyote Bird. 02.343. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02343 (03/08/2018).

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Marks and Inscriptions

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