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Photograph by IARC staff. Copyright 1999 School of American Research.

"Pray for Rain"

Photograph by IARC staff. Copyright 1999 School of American Research.

"Pray for Rain"

Date: 1998
Artist or Maker: Mateo Romero
Dimensions:
Overall: 76.2 x 100.3 cm (30 x 39 1/2 in.)
Medium: oil pastel | paper
Credit Line: Indian Arts Research Center purchase for the permanent collection, 1999.
Object Number: SAR.1999-4-6
Not on view
DescriptionOil pastel on paper, 30" x 39-1/2." Across a buff/tan background, a stealth bomber/war plane emerges from the left side of painting and spans entire horizontal plane. Nose tip of airplane runs off page. The front portion of airplane intersects with a red outlined figure. Figure appears to have head lowered and is holding something (prayer bundle?) in his right hand. Other abstracted red outlines occur above the plane in upper portions of painting, possibly figures. In upper right hand corner in white are stencil style words "PRAY FOR RAIN."
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