Hidatsa Medicine Man

1972

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

This is a black and white illustration of a person's head and neck in left profile view. The facial features are defined, with a prominent nose and angular jawline. The eyes appear closed or nearly closed, and deep lines indicate age. The long, flowing hair is depicted with dark strokes. The person is wearing an earring that looks like a hoop with a pendant. The background is plain, and the bottom of the image includes a horizontal line and stylized text that reads "HIDATSA: MEDICINE MAN - BASKIN FECIT: 1972."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 88.9 × 63.5 cm (35 × 25 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.104

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 610

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jay Finkel, Washington, DC; acquired 2013 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Fern, Alan, and Judith O'Sullivan. The Complete Prints of Leonard Baskin: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1948-1983. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1984, no. 610.

Inscriptions

lower center in stone: HIDATSA - MEDICINE - MAN - BASKIN - FECIT - 1972 -; lower left in graphite: 76/160; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005583

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