Chief White Man

1974

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image shows an upper body profile of a person who is depicted seated or standing, with their gaze directed to the right. The person's facial features are sharp and defined, with a strong jawline and prominent nose. They have long, dark hair that is partially covered by a dark headpiece, which is accentuated by a single, large feather projecting upward. The person is wearing a garment with a high collar and a patterned design, likely adorned with vertical stripes that suggest a beaded or woven material over the chest area, and layered with a dark vest. The background is plain and unadorned. There are inscriptions on the left side of the image, including the text "CHIEF WHITE MAN," "KIOWA," and "BASKIN 1973."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 105.73 × 75.88 cm (41 5/8 × 29 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.122

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 639


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. 639.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: CHIEF WHITE MAN / KIOWA / BASKIN / 1973; lower left in graphite: 43/100; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Watermarks

BFK RIVES / FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q77005640

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