San Ildefonso Pueblo Indians, New Mexico

1941

Alma Lavenson

Associated Names
Alma Lavenson

Artist, American, 1897 - 1989

The image features a man and a woman, shown from the torso up. The man stands near a wooden post, while the woman leans against a stucco wall with her hands supporting her chin. The man has long, light-colored hair and wears a cloth around his head. He has a serious expression and is holding a small object. The woman has straight, dark hair with bangs and a checked blanket over her head. She wears a floral-patterned garment and has a calm expression. The background shows a section of an adobe or plastered building with a wooden beam overhead and a window framed by stucco.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alma Lavenson, Piedmont, CA; Susan Ehrens, Oakland, CA, late 1980s; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Alma Lavenson


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