Native American antique Art Tsinajinnie drawing original vintage Southwest

Description: Very good shape in original frame with usual handling around wood. Looks like straight from an art gallery or trading post in the West. Ghost like images holding up very well. White line either oil painted or oil pastel on solid paper of an American Indian or Native American man. Looks surprisingly modern in feel. Artist Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie is recognized as one of the finest of 20th Century Navajo artists. Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie was one of the most versatile of all Southwestern Indian artists. He went through many moods, solidifying a style momentarily then turning to something new and utterly different. His subject matter stayed faithful to his heritage even as his style changed. He was chameleon-like in his ability to change and adapt. Tsihnahjinnie's best work is his portrayal of Navajo life and ceremonies. He is known for his attention to detail in paintings. Designated an Arizona Living Treasure, this fine artist has work included in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma; the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona; the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa; the Millicent Rogers Foundation Museum in Taos, New Mexico; the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Art in Santa Fe--just to name a few. Andrew Van Tsihnahjinnie was born near Chinle, Arizona (Rough Rock) in November 1916, and he had been drawing since he was a child. He attended elementary school at the Indian School at Fort Apache but ran away and returned to the reservation. He then attended school in Santa Fe and became a student of Dorothy Dunn at the Santa Fe Indian School. He was an avid student and was known to have stayed in the studio painting until forced to return to the dormitory. Following his graduation, he went to work as an illustrator for the Indian Service. In 1977 he suffered with a serious illness and had not been able to do much painting or teaching, but he kept his love of the old ways. Tsinahjinnie grew up herding sheep and riding horses and his love for that life was what he wanted to portray in his paintings. He was married to Minnie McGirt, and they had seven children. There are websites done for the National New Deal Preservation Association and the New Mexico Chapter of the NNDPA TAGS: Navajo, Apache, Santa Fe, Dorothy Dunn, painting

Price: 620 USD

Location: South Salem, New York

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