COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
SAAM.1979.144.6
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SAAM.1979.144.6
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
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Drawings and Watercolors
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Tsireh, Awa
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Tsireh, Awa
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
ca 1895-ca. 1955
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ca 1895-ca. 1955
Creator Dates/Places
false
Biography:
Member of both Navajo and San ildefonso tribal groups. Self-taught. Additional artists in the family includehis mother Alfoncita Roybal, aunt TonitaRoybal, uncle Crecencio Martinez, uncle Juan and sister Santana Martinez(the daughter-in-law of Julian Martinez head of another artistic family). Was the leader of the San Ildefonsoartists.
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Member of both Navajo and San ildefonso tribal groups. Self-taught. Additional artists in the family includehis mother Alfoncita Roybal, aunt TonitaRoybal, uncle Crecencio Martinez, uncle Juan and sister Santana Martinez(the daughter-in-law of Julian Martinez head of another artistic family). Was the leader of the San Ildefonsoartists.
Biography
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Creator Name-CRT:
Awa Tsireh
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Awa Tsireh
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
The Giant of the Black Mesa
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The Giant of the Black Mesa
Title
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Title Type:
Title
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Title
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1920-1930
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ca. 1920-1930
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1920
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1920
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1930
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1930
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
watercolor and pencil on paper
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watercolor and pencil on paper
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (28.6 x 20.5 cm.)
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sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (28.6 x 20.5 cm.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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Washington, DC, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1979.144.6
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1979.144.6
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin
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Corbin-Henderson Collection, gift of Alice H. Rossin
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
lower right in pen and ink: Awa Tsirehback upper left to right in pencil: (illegible)giant of the Black mesaback upper right in pencil: (11)back upper left in ink:Henderson-CollecTion #11
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lower right in pen and ink: Awa Tsirehback upper left to right in pencil: (illegible)giant of the Black mesaback upper right in pencil: (11)back upper left in ink:Henderson-CollecTion #11
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/nmaainfo/rights.html"target="_new">http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/nmaainfo/rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
SAAM.1979.144.6.tif
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SAAM.1979.144.6.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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