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Peyote Man

Tony Begay

Peyote Man, Paintings by Tony Begay

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  • Navajo painting
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American Indian, Navajo

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Male, American Indians

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Tony Begay, Tony Begay painting, Navajo painting

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Gallery Price $2,100.00
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Title
Peyote Man
Artist
Tony Begay
Medium
Oil on linen
Canvas size
24" height X 16" width
Frame
Carved and antiqued wood molding
Frame size
27 1/4" height X 19" width
Signed
"Tony Begay" at viewer's lower right
Date of creation
Circa 1970
Condition
Excellent, as appeared framed
Provenance
Estate in Scottsdale, Arizona. Paper label attached to frame names Thorne Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona CC
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About The Peyote Man

This artist's facility with paint is especially evident in his handling of the figure's garments. This is consistent with Clara Lee Tanner's assessment of this artist: "Tony Begay was proficient in all of the styles in which he painted. His brushwork is clearn, his colors rich."

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About Tony Begay

Tony Begay was born in 1941 in Ganado, Arizona on the Navajo Nation. He was a graduate of the American School of Commercial Art in Dallas, Texas.

Begay served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962 to 1966, during which time he was commissioned to paint murals at the officer’s clubs at Camp Horno and Camp Pendleton, California.

His first one-man show was at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona in 1970. His paintings are included in the Woodard Collection, the Navajo Nation Tribal Museum, and various private collections. Begay exhibited at the Eiteljorg Museum, the Philbrook Art Center, the Museum of Northern Arizona, the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials and at the Navajo Tribal Fair. He received awards for his paintings at the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, at the Navajo Tribal Fair and at the Scottsdale National Indian Art Exhibit.

Tony Begay's life was cut short in an unfortunate accident in 1973.

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