- Artist:
- Wall, Ralph
- Title:
- When the underwater people talked
- Date Created:
- 1979
- Description:
- A painting of two Plains Native Americans beside a body of water. There are two men in the foreground. The one on the left is on his hands and knees looking at a disturbance in the water. The second man, who is wearing a horned headdress, is standing in a slightly crouched position at the first man's left shoulder. The second man is holding a peace pipe in his left hand while he covers his mouth with his right hand. His shoulders are painted green and he has both a bow and an arrow quiver across his back. In the background, there are three Native American men on horseback and two riderless horses.
- Source:
- Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Source Identifier:
- jmz.316
- Size:
- image: 29 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.; framed: 37 7/8 x 29 7/8 in.
- Frame:
- Wood (plant material); Antiquing; Trimming (decorative material); Silver (color)
- Media:
- Oil paint (paint)
- Signature:
- Ralph Wall 1979 (script, lower left)
- Condition:
- undamaged
- Provenance:
- Purchased by Jack and Maxine Zarrow via special order from Ralph Wall, New Braunfels, TX, May 8, 1980. On a brass plaque: "'When the Underwater People Talked'; Ralph Wall." On the back of the painting: "'When the Underwater People Talked' 1979, Ralph Wall."
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "When the underwater people talked", The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Reference Link:
- https://zarrow.library.okstate.edu/_site/items/jmz.316.html
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