Study for a Mural / Willard Stone

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Willard Stone

Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Study for a Mural

Creator(s):

Willard Stone (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee descent

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

colored pencil and graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.255-0.265mm Brown colored paper. Machine made, hot-pressed. Even distribution of fibers in transmitted light. Poor quality

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Colored Pencil Drawing

Accession No:

13.347

Previous Number(s):

1327.347; 18893

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Sheet):

Height: 24in. (61.0cm)
Width: 39 3/4in. (101.0cm)

Sheet:

Height: 24in. (61.0cm)
Width: 39 3/4in. (101.0cm)

Image:

Height: 9in. (22.9cm)
Width: 37 3/4in. (95.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Willard Stone

Biography:

Not enrolled, but Cherokee through one grandparent. Generally accepted as a Native American artist, although not legally recognized as such.

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Stone, Willard

Birth Date:

1916

Death Date:

1985

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American sculptor, 1916-1985

Gender:

male

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

brown, cabins (houses), clouds, fences, forts, hills, horses (species), Indigenous paintings included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (representations), oxen, people, steamboats, surreys, trees, wagons

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Stone, Willard. Study for a Mural. 13.347. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13347 (01/24/2019).

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Tags and Search Terms

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