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Flute Dancer

Date1970s
MediumPaper, wood
Dimensions25.5"x21.5"x1.25"
Classifications3D Object
Object number2008.029.61
DescriptionPARTIAL INVENTORY-Lithograph of Woody Crumbo's Flute Dancer. The image depicts a man dancing (proper left side toward front) with a flute in his hands. He is wearing a headdress, trailer, and broadcloth. The sun is visible in the background. The man is wearing cuffs with fringe and his body is painted. The image is comprised of various shades of blue, red, yellow, black, and white. The proper bottom right reads, "Flute Dancer" and the proper bottom left reads, "Crumbo Woody M. Crumbo". The inner mat is blue, the outer mat is light brown, and the frame is a dark brown wood. Stacy wrote "ART.2008.23" on the back. Similar to 2008.23 and 2008.10 (each is slightly different in color). NMAI has a similar item and the record reads, "ARTISTS/MAKERS: Woody Crumbo (Woodrow Wilson Crumbo), Potawatomi [Oklahoma]/Oklahoma Muskogee (Creek), 1912-1989 DONOR: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007 OBJECT NAME: Print MEDIA/MATERIALS: Paper, ink TECHNIQUES: Silkscreen printed DIMENSIONS: 26.5 x 33 cm CULTURE/PEOPLE: Potawatomi [Oklahoma] OBJECT TYPE: Painting/Drawing/Print PLACE: Oklahoma; USA DATE CREATED: circa 1970 COLLECTION HISTORY: Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI in 2003. CATALOG NUMBER: 26/3987 SEE MORE ITEMS IN: Modern and Contemporary Arts DATA SOURCE: National Museum of the American Indian".
Finding AidLithograph of Woody Crumbo's Flute Dancer. The image depicts a man dancing (proper left side toward front) with a flute in his hands. He is wearing a headdress, trailer, and broadcloth. The sun is visible in the background. The man is wearing cuffs with fringe and his body is painted. The image is comprised of various shades of blue, red, yellow, black, and white. The proper bottom right reads, "Flute Dancer" and the proper bottom left reads, "Crumbo Woody M. Crumbo". The inner mat is blue, the outer mat is light brown, and the frame is a dark brown wood.