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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2018 School for Advanced Research.

"Two Bears Eating Watermelon"

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2018 School for Advanced Research.

"Two Bears Eating Watermelon"

Date: 1946
Artist or Maker: Beatien Yazz (Jimmy Toddy) (1928 - 2022)
Dimensions:
25.2 x 35.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 in.)
Medium: paper | paint, watercolor | ink, pen
Credit Line: Gift of Sallie Wagner, 1983.
Place Made:
Apache County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1983-12-87
Not on view
DescriptionTwo bears sitting on the ground. The bear on the left holds a watermelon, the seeds of which he has spit into the eyes of his companion, who covers his eyes and is weeping.
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