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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Letter from Stone to Gilcrease looking forward to working on busts of chiefs and leading men, but will have to be clay because he has no wood large enough Thomas Gilcrease, Willard Stone Native American, Cherokee 3827.7868-.1
Lump of deep brown clay American TU2009.39.254f
Fortín De los Americanos, Saltillo Thomas Moran American 13.809 graphite on paper
Bowl painted with geometric design Unknown Native American; Maricopa (artist and user) 54.4410 clay, paint
Pot with geometric designs Maude Welch Native American; Cherokee, Eastern (artist and user) 54.4401 clay
Letter from Stone to Gilcrease telling of finishing" Let Them Live", also has self portrait Willard Stone, Thomas Gilcrease Native American; Cherokee descent 3827.7856
Letter from Stone to Gilcrease describing difficulties casting and about a visit from Acee Blue Eagle Willard Stone, Thomas Gilcrease, Acee Blue Eagle Native American; Cherokee descent 3827.7857 pencil on paper
Letter from Wiesendanger to Stone, asking for additional small statues Willard Stone American 3827.7817 ink on paper
Letter from Gilcrease to Stone agreeing with Stone's need to do his best Willard Stone, Thomas Gilcrease Native American, Muscogee (Creek) 3827.7855 ink on paper
Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger inquiring about commission. Willard Stone Native American; Cherokee descent 3827.7814 pencil on paper
Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger in which Stone requests clay and meeting with Wiesendanger and Thomas Gilcrease Willard Stone Native American; Cherokee descent 3827.7816 pencil on paper
Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger, stating he will begin project as soon as clay arrives Willard Stone Native American; Cherokee descent 3827.7818 pencil on paper
Letter from Stone to Wiesendanger concerning prices of the two carvings and describing his current projects, including a red clay bust. Willard Stone Native American; Cherokee descent 3827.7813 pencil on paper
Handwritten document in Cherokee syllabary with translation Native American, Cherokee 4926.282 ink on paper
Tuxcacuesco-Ortices style, a "Teco" variant, solid human figurine Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.3743 clay, slip, paint
Nayarit style hollow ceramic human figure Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.3966 clay, slip, paint
Solid ceramic human standing human figure Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.7342 clay
Ceramic human figure head fragment Mesoamerican; Zapotec 54.7653 clay
Ceramic human figure head effigy fragment Mesoamerican 54.7587 clay
Tuxcacuesco-Ortices style, a "Teco" variant, solid female figurine with two infants Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.3757 clay