Hopi woman; (reverse) Man in costume

Date created
1948-1952
Culture/People
Yanktonnai Nakota
Artist/Maker
Oscar Howe (Mazuha Hokshina), Yanktonnai Nakota, 1915-1983
Seller
Yolande Jacobson Sheppard (Mrs. J. Craig Sheppard), Non-Indian, 1921-1998
Previous owner
Dr. Oscar Brousse Jacobson, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
Commissioner
Dr. Oscar Brousse Jacobson, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
Collection History
Part of a series of paintings commissioned by Dr. Oscar Brousse Jacobson (1882-1966, artist, scholar, Native art patron, and director of the University of Oklahoma's School of Art from 1915 to 1954) for "North American Indian Costumes, 1564-1950," a book by Oscar B. Jacobson and Oscar Howe and published by Editions d'Art C. Szwedzicki. Nice, France, 1952. The original paintings were purchased by MAI from Dr. Jacobson's daughter Yolande Jacobson Sheppard (1921-1998) in 1968.
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Place
South Dakota; USA
See related items
Yanktonnai Nakota
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/9061
Barcode
249061.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Hopi woman; (reverse) Man in costume
Object Name
Drawing
Media/Materials
Paper, graphite
Techniques
Drawn
Dimensions
30.1 x 45.2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f124e9a8-16cb-4a40-8f20-4410d94056e9
Record ID
NMAI_264987