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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2020 School for Advanced Research.

Painting

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2020 School for Advanced Research.

Painting

Date: 1989
Artist or Maker: Beatien Yazz (Jimmy Toddy) (1928 - 2022)
Dimensions:
40.6 x 50 cm (16 x 19 11/16 in.)
Medium: illustration board | paint, acrylic | pencil
Credit Line: Indian Arts Research Center purchase for the permanent collection, 1990.
Place Made:
Apache County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1990-11-1
Not on view
DescriptionA Diné man rides on a galloping horse in an arid landscape with juniper trees at dusk. The horse's front feet are off the ground and the horse is white with a black tail, mane and stockings. The rider wears an orange shirt, gray vest, a concho belt, and blue pants. There are clouds low on the horizon snd stars in the sky.
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