Sun’s House, plate V from "Where the Two Came to Their Father" by Maud Oakes
Sun’s House, plate V from "Where the Two Came to Their Father"
Maud Oakes
Title
Sun’s House, plate V from "Where the Two Came to Their Father"
Artist
Year
1943
Technique
color serigraph
Image Size
7 3/8 x 21" image
Signature
unsigned
Edition Size
Annotations
Reference
Paper
heavy wove
State
published
Publisher
The Bollinger Series, Pantheon Books, New York
Inventory ID
11473
Price
$250.00
Description
"Where the Two Came to Their Father: A Navaho War Ceremonial Given by Jeff King," presented by Maud Oakes and Joseph Campbell. A portfolio of 18 color screenprints and text by Maud Oakes (ethnologist and artist) recording the blessing ceremony For Navajo men drafted during World War II. The eighteen screenprints are reproductions of the original sand paintings by medicine man, Jeff King (1867-1964). Joseph Campbell provided the commentary. Published in 1943 by the Bollingen Series I, Pantheon Books, New York.