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Feather Dancer

Date1970s
MediumPaper, wood
Dimensions25.5"x21.5"x1.25"
Classifications3D Object
Object number2008.029.54
DescriptionPARTIAL INVENTORY- Lithograph of Woody Crumbo's Feather Dancer. The image depicts a native american who is dancing and is painted blue, wearing a broadcloth, wearing a roach, wearing feather accessories on his arms, back, and legs, and is holding a feather fan in his right hand. The image is comprised of various shades of red, blue, brown, white and black. On the bottom proper right is "Feather Dancer" (c) and "Crumbo Woody M. Crumbo 338/950". A similar item is at NMAI 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: 32.9 x 26.5 cm CULTURE/PEOPLE: Potawatomi [Oklahoma] OBJECT TYPE: Painting/Drawing/Print PLACE: Oklahoma; USA (inferred) DATE CREATED: circa 1970 COLLECTION HISTORY: Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI in 2003. CATALOG NUMBER: 26/3969 SEE MORE ITEMS IN: Modern and Contemporary Arts DATA SOURCE: National Museum of the American Indian". The inner matte is blue, the outer matte is tan, and the frame is dark brown wood. Stacy wrote "Art.2008.54" on the back.
Finding AidLithograph of Woody Crumbo's Feather Dancer. The image depicts an individual who is dancing and is painted blue, wearing a broadcloth, wearing a roach, wearing feather accessories on his arms, back, and legs, and is holding a feather fan in his right hand. The image is comprised of various shades of red, blue, brown, white and black. On the bottom proper right is "Feather Dancer" (c) and "Crumbo Woody M. Crumbo 338/950". The inner mat is blue, the outer mat is tan, and the frame is dark brown wood.