- Artist:
- Wall, Ralph
- Title:
- War whistle
- Date Created:
- 1977
- Description:
- A painting of the head and shoulder of a Comanche man wearing a war bonnet and facing left. He has seven black stripes painted on the side of his face from his forehead to under his chin. He is blowing what appears to be a bone whistle. A shield with a bear painted on it is covering his left shoulder. The sky is stormy and a strong wind blows his hair and war bonnet to the right.
- Source:
- Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Source Identifier:
- jmz.148
- Size:
- image: 12 x 16 in.; framed: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.
- Frame:
- Wood (plant material); Antiquing; Gray (color); Gold (color)
- Media:
- Oil paint (paint)
- Signature:
- Ralph Wall 1977 (script, lower right)
- Condition:
- undamaged
- Provenance:
- Purchased by Jack and Maxine Zarrow from the artist, date unknown. On the back of the painting: "'War Whistle'; Comanche; 1977; Ralph Wall."
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "War whistle", The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Reference Link:
- https://zarrow.library.okstate.edu/_site/items/jmz.148.html
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