Monument Valley is depicted in silhouette, a dramatic backdrop for the Navajo hogan in foreground--all below such a dramatic sky.
Description | Monument Valley is depicted in silhouette, a dramatic backdrop for the Navajo hogan in foreground--all below such a dramatic sky. |
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About the Artist | (1938-2000) Robert Draper was born in Chinle, Arizona and belonged to the Navajo and Hopi tribes. He was involved in art since his childhood, studying at Brigham City, Utah. Since 1966 he participated in major Western and Native American art exhibits and competitions and won several awards. Robert, wife Ruby and their five children last resided in Chinle where he was a full-time painter. This artist is listed in Jeanne Snodgrass’ American Indian Painters A Biographical Dictionary (1968), J.J. Brody’s volume Indian Painters and White Patrons (1971), Clara Lee Tanner’s book Southwest Indian Painting: A Changing Art (1973) as well as Patrick Lester’s book The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters (1995). Draper was well known for his realistic landscapes of the Navajo Reservation |
Medium | Watercolor on paper |
Sight size | 6 3/4" height X 10 1/2" width |
Frame | Two paper window mats, regular glass, wood molding. Recommend archival mat replacements. |
Frame size | 14" height X 18" width |
Signed | "Robert Draper" at viewer's lower left |
Date of creation | Circa 1980 |
Condition | Excellent, as appeared framed, glazed |
Provenance | BRF-9 |