Deer Hunters

c. 1930

Velino Shije Herrera

Associated Names
Velino Shije Herrera

Artist, Zia Pueblo, 1902 - 1973

This is a painting of a hunting scene featuring riders on horseback chasing antelope. The image depicts Native American horsemen dressed in traditional attire with vibrant colors, riding different colored horses - white, brown, and black - in mid-gallop as they pursue a group of antelope. The antelopes are elegantly painted, appearing to leap and run away from the horses. The background is unadorned, drawing focus to the subjects in motion. This is in the style of Awa Tsireh.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Amelia Elizabeth White, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1937; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • The Exposition of Tribal Indian Arts, Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1931, no. 166

1980

  • Symbols and Scenes: Art By and About American Indians, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1 March - 16 April, 1980

2023

  • Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2023, plate 50, repro.

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 197, no. 1329.

2023

  • Rudnick, Allison.Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s. Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2023: 113, plate 50.

Inscriptions

lower right in gouache: MA-PE-WI; center verso in graphite by unknown hand; 37-19 AK $55.00

Markings

stamped upper center verso in black ink: CRESCENT / WO. 99 / ILLUSTRATION

Wikidata ID

Q64633477

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