Signed, "Quah Ah Tonita Peña." in lower right on recto; Inscribed in pencil, "'The Sacred Deer Dance' Tonita Peña Quah - Ah $30" in bottom center on verso.
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.
Related People:
Herrera, Joe Hilario, parent of - person Cochiti Pueblo painter, ca. 1920-2001
Vigil, Martina, nephew/niece of - person Native American ceramicist, 1856-1916
Vigil, Romando, half-sibling of - person Native American painter, 1902-1978
Velarde, Pablita, representative of - institution Native American muralist, born 1918-2006
