Navajo Lookout

1917-1919

Mahonri Mackintosh Young

Associated Names
Mahonri Mackintosh Young

Artist, American, 1877 - 1957

The image shows a side profile of a person sitting on a rock with most of their body visible. The person is seated, leaning slightly forward with their arms resting on their knees, looking out across the landscape. They have long hair under a headband or bandana, and facial hair is visible. The individual is dressed in traditional or rustic clothing with boots. To the right of the person is a horse with its head lowered and a rifle draped across its back. The background consists of a sparse landscape with rolling hills and small bushes or trees under a vast, open sky. The art style is etched in fine lines.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1935; acquired 2015 by the Natioanl Gallery of art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Navajo Lookout; lower right in graphite: Mahonri; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: C-69; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 2nd state 18-

Watermarks

[three half-moon shapes]

Wikidata ID

Q77008750

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