Titled on verso plus an explanation of the painting's subject matter in the artist's hand:
"Night Camping Awakened by coyote while camping for night. Had been looking for his horses. Navajo artist by Jerry Lee"
Description | Titled on verso plus an explanation of the painting's subject matter in the artist's hand: "Night Camping Awakened by coyote while camping for night. Had been looking for his horses. Navajo artist by Jerry Lee" |
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About the Artist | (Born 1944) Jerry Lee, a Navajo artist, was born at Wide Ruins on the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona. In 1964 won a first place award in the Scottsdale National Indian Art Exhibition. He later studied under Beatien Yazz. Jerry Lee also signs his Navajo name "Hosteen Nez" to his artwork. His work is found in collections at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico and the Museum of Northern Arizona. |
Culture | American Indian, Navajo |
Style | Nostalgic American Indian |
Medium | Gouache (opaque watercolor) on paper board |
Sight size | 12 1/2" height X 14" width |
Frame | Single Alpha window mat, regular glass, wood molding (custom) |
Frame size | 19 1/2" height X 21" width |
Signed | "Jerry Lee" at viewer's lower right, "Hosteen Nez" at viewer's lower left |
Date of creation | Prior to 2009 |
Condition | Art is excellent, as appeared framed, glazed. Out gassing on inside of glass needs to be cleaned off. |
Provenance | B Nib |