Artist:
Harjo, Benjamin, Jr.
Title:
Night opening her cloak
Date Created:
1982
Description:
A round painting of a woman in a Seminole-style top and a long skirt. The woman is pulling back what appears to be the star-covered curtain of the night to reveal the day, which is on the left. The woman is facing right and looking over her right shoulder. She is pulling back the curtain with her right hand.
Subjects:
Seminole Shawnee (culture or style)
Source:
Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
Source Identifier:
jmz.202
Size:
image: 11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.; framed: 17 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.
Frame:
Wood (plant material); Black (color)
Media:
Gouache (paint)
Signature:
Benjamin Harjo, Jr. '82 (printed, lower right)
Condition:
undamaged; museum mounting
Provenance:
Purchased by Jack and Maxine Zarrow from the Indian Paintbrush Gallery, Siloam Springs, AR, September 3, 1991. In addition to this painting. the Zarrows purchased three Helen Hardin etchings.
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Night opening her cloak", The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
Reference Link:
https://zarrow.library.okstate.edu/_site/items/jmz.202.html
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