Corn Dance / Tonita Peña

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Corn Dance

Creator(s):

Tonita Peña (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; San Ildefonso

Date:

early 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

tempera on paper

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Tempera Painting

Accession No:

02.540

Previous Number(s):

0236.540; 31369

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 21in. (53.3cm)
Width: 21in. (53.3cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Tonita Peña

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Peña, Tonita

Birth Date:

1893

Death Date:

1949

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter and teacher, 1893-1949

Gender:

female

Note:

Peña was known as the first Pueblo woman of the San Ildefonso Movement and Pueblo easel painters. She taught at the Santa Fe Indian school and worked on a WPA cultural mural project.

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Peña, Tonita. Corn Dance. 02.540. early 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02540 (02/14/2017).

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