Navajo Women, Ganado, Arizona

1917

Mahonri Mackintosh Young

Associated Names
Mahonri Mackintosh Young

Artist, American, 1877 - 1957

The image depicts a sketch of four women engaged in various activities. The first woman on the left is facing an animal, possibly a horse, with her head turned to the right. The second woman is shown in a side view holding her hands in front of her, with her head slightly turned downwards. The third woman stands with her body bent forward while reaching down. The fourth woman is depicted bending over, looking downward. Each figure wears loose, flowing garments and has their hair tied back. The background is plain, and there are no visible accessories or objects. The artwork includes labels and dates at the bottom.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on wove paper mounted to board

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.4 × 35.72 cm (10 × 14 1/16 in.)
    board: 30.8 × 41.28 cm (12 1/8 × 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.351

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1932; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 170, no. 1159.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ganado / 1917; lower right in graphite: Mahonri Young

Markings

stamped center verso in white (inside of a square): ROYAL - CREST / HURLOCK / ROYAL / CREST / TRADEMARK / "REGISTERED" / Illustrating Board / 2 Thicknesses / Single Thick / and / Double Thick / 2 Sizes / 20x30 inches / and / 30x40 inches / Manufactured by / HURLOCK BROS. COMPANY, INC. / 3436 - 38 Market Street, Philadelphia, U.S.A.; stamped right verso in white: ROYAL - CREST [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q64594642

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