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Brush, George de Forest,
Figure group
Occupation -- Art
Ethnic -- Indian
Painting
The
Sculptor
and the King, (painting).
Artist:
Brush
, George de Forest, 1855-1941, painter.
Title:
The
Sculptor
and the King, (painting).
Dates:
1888.
Medium:
Oil.
Dimensions:
20 x 36 in. (50.8 x 91.4 cm).
Inscription:
(Lower left:) Geo. DeF.
Brush
signed
Description:
Two Navajo Indians stand looking at a relief carving done in marble on the left. One figure (the King) wears a silver band and feathers on his head, a silver armlet, silver conch belt, and black cloak and leather leggings. The other figure (the
sculptor
) wears a woven loincloth, holds a
sculptor
's mallet and leans with his right knee on the handle of a large clay urn. Four woven blankets are on the marble floor.
Subject:
Figure group
Occupation -- Art --
Sculptor
Ethnic -- Indian -- Navajo
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Portland Art Museum, 1219 S. W. Park Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205
Provenance:
Bequest of Failing, Mary Forbush,
References:
Owner, 1972.
Huntington, David C., "The quest for unity: American art between the world's fairs, 1876-1893," Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1983, p. 215.
National Society of Colonial Dames, Oregon, 1976.
Anderson, Nancy K., "George de Forest
Brush
: The Indian Paintings," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008, pg. 167.
Illustration:
Anderson, Nancy K., "George de Forest
Brush
: The Indian Paintings," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2008, pg. 167.
Huntington, David C., "The quest for unity: American art between the world's fairs, 1876-1893," Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1983, p. 215.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 44260008
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