- Artist:
- West, W. Richard (Walt Richard)
- Title:
- Dog Soldier's challenge
- Date Created:
- 1980
- Description:
- A painting of a Native American warrior wearing an elaborate headdress. He is facing the viewer and is standing with his legs spread and his right arm raised. In his right hand, he is holding a bow and arrows. In his left hand, he is holding a spear decorated with feathers. Its tip is resting on a scarf-like trailer, also decorated with feathers. One end of the trailer is hanging over his left shoulder and across his chest. He is wearing beaded leggings and a red breechclout. A fur belt is hanging around his hips.
- Subjects:
- Cheyenne (culture or style)
- Source:
- Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Source Identifier:
- jmz.95
- Size:
- image: 28 x 20 3/4 in.; framed: 39 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.
- Frame:
- Wood (plant material)
- Media:
- Watercolor (paint)
- Signature:
- Wah-pah-nah-yah- (Dick West '80) (printed, lower left)
- Condition:
- undamaged; acidic mats; cardboard backing
- Provenance:
- Purchased by Jack and Maxine Zarrow at the Gentry Gallery, Tulsa, OK, October 31, 1980. The exhibition was held as a Native American scholarship fundraiser for the Oklahoma Indian Art Program. The exhibition was sponsored by the Gentry Gallery and the McDonnell Douglas Management Club. The Zarrows purchased four paintings at this exhibition. In addition to this painting, they purchased works by Jimmie Fife, Burgess Roye, and Jeanne Rorex.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Dog Soldier's challenge", The Maxine & Jack Zarrow Collection, Oklahoma State University Archives
- Reference Link:
- https://zarrow.library.okstate.edu/_site/items/jmz.95.html
Rights
- Rights:
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