Tragedia (Tragedy)

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Date created: 1992

Culture/People: Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil)
Artist/Maker: Pedro Rafael González Chavajay, Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil), b. 1956
Previous owner: Joseph Johnston, Non-Indian
Donor: Joseph Johnston, Non-Indian

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Joseph Johnston (owner/manager of Arte Maya Tz'utuhil, San Francisco, California); donated to NMAI by Joseph Johnston in 2004.
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Place: San Pedro La Laguna; San Pedro La Laguna Municipality; Sololá Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala (inferred)

See related items: Tz'utuhil Maya (Tzutuhil/Zutigil); Painting/Drawing/Print
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Contemporary Art

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5119
Barcode: 265119.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Tragedia (Tragedy)
Object Name: Painting
Media/Materials: Cotton canvas, acrylic paint
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 41 x 50.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b264db8e-ef1d-45ad-bbbc-79f14cd7d366

Record ID: NMAI_281313