COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
SAAM.1986.65.342
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Willeto, Charlie
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1906-1964
Biography:
A traditional Navajo sheepherder, Charlie Willeto began carving in the early 1960s, only a few years beforehis death.
Creator Name-CRT:
Charlie Willeto
Title:
Male Navajo Figure
Title Type:
Title
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
ca. 1962-1964
Creation Start Date:
1962
Creation End Date:
1964
Materials and Techniques:
carved and painted wood
Dimensions:
66 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (168.3 x 42.0 x 26.1 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location:
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number:
1986.65.342
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Copyright:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Related Image Identifier Link:
SAAM.1986.65.342.tif
