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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2019 School for Advanced Research.

Painting

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2019 School for Advanced Research.

Painting

Date: 1942
Artist or Maker: Beatien Yazz (Jimmy Toddy) (1928 - 2022)
Dimensions:
9 x 12 in. (9 x 12 in.)
Medium: paper | paint
Credit Line: Gift in memory of Patricia Murphy Frank, 2011.
Place Made:
Apache County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.2011-8-1
Not on view
DescriptionA seated brown bear raising its left paw to a yellow butterfly. The bear is seated on a hill or rock that is painted with red and black lines. A tuft of green grass is located below the bear's foot. The paper is a brownish color, with lighter-colored mat burns around the edges.
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