Man on Black Horse

Artist Alfonso Roybal (Native American, 1898 - 1955)

Dateca. 1930

CultureSan Ildefonso pueblo

Geographic OriginNew Mexico

MediumBlack ink and watercolor on beige paper

DimensionsPaper: H 11 1/16 x W 14 1/16 in. (H 28.1 x W 35.7 cm)
Mat: H 16 x W 20 in. (H 40.6 x W 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1937

Object number37.230

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Object NameWatercolor

Title Details

Descriptive Title Man on Black Horse

Remarks Catalog card

Inscriptionsrecto: l.r., black ink "Awa Tsireh"; verso: across bottom, graphite script "Gallery of Amer. Ind. Art / Man on Black Horse - Awa Tsireh #213A $25.00"ProvenanceGallery of American Indian Art, New York, New York; Miss Amelia Elizabeth White, Santa Fe, New MexicoExhibition HistoryArt Institute of Chicago, 14th International Exhibition of Watercolors [1935?]; Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts, 1931-1933

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