Chief American Horse

1973

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image is a portrait of a man's head and shoulders. The man is facing forward, looking directly at the viewer. He has strong facial features with prominent cheekbones and long hair. The man is wearing a traditional Native American feather headdress with a band featuring distinctive patterns and dark feathers. His clothing has detailing near the shoulder area. The color palette of the image includes muted tones with some contrast. The background is light with no other elements, emphasizing the man.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Velin d'Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 106.05 × 75.57 cm (41 3/4 × 29 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.111

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 619

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. 619.

Inscriptions

lower center on stone: CHIEF AMERICAN HORSE OGALALLA SIOUX; lower right on stone: Baskin 1973; lower left in graphite: A.P.; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005597

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