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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: 1942
Artist or Maker: Beatien Yazz (Jimmy Toddy) (1928 - 2022)
Dimensions:
30.2 x 44.5 cm (11 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Medium: paper | paint, watercolor
Credit Line: Gift of Sallie Wagner, 1983.
Place Made:
Apache County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1983-12-55
Not on view
DescriptionLoosely painted cryptic landscape is indicated with a brown wash and horizon/ground line. A scene of two horses fighting. The horse on the left is a reddish tan and has its head down while kicking rearward with its hind legs. The horse on the right is ochre-colored, with white stockings, and appears to be prancing with its right foreleg and head raised. This horse has a red mouth.
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