- Artist:
- Beaver, Fred
- Title:
- Leaving for the trading post
- Description:
- A reproduction of a painting of a man, a woman and a child, all facing left as they prepare to get in a canoe-type boat in a bayou. They are wearing traditional appliqued Seminole clothing and the man has a sack over his right shoulder. His left hand is resting on a walking stick. The man is in front with the child between him and the woman. The woman's hands are resting on the child's shoulders. A large orange setting sun is behind them.
- Subjects:
- Creek (culture or style)
- Source:
- Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Source Identifier:
- jmz.379
- Size:
- image: 25 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.
- Frame:
- Wood (plant material); Grain patterns; Black (color)
- Media:
- Reproductions (derivative objects)
- Signature:
- Fred Beaver (script, lower right)
- Condition:
- undamaged; acidic mats; cardboard backing
- Provenance:
- Purchased by Jack and Maxine Zarrow. Printed signature: Fred Beaver, 77. Glued to the dust cover: "Fred Beaver; Fred Beaver, Creek, paints to 'help bridge the gap.' 'My paintings show the non-Indians what the original Indians looked like, how they lived and worked, and so there is more knowledge and understanding.' Beaver, a noted vocalist, is a self-taught artist who paints while listening to music. His paintings have won over 200 top awards, including the grand prize at Philbrook in Tulsa in 1958. He was first winner of the Waite Phillips Indian Artist Award in 1963."
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Leaving for the trading post", The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Reference Link:
- https://zarrow.library.okstate.edu/_site/items/jmz.379.html
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