Pony Race

Written in graphite on the back of this wonderful painting: "A pony race between two Indian boys around the mountains and back home. Painted by Justino Herrera tribe Cochiti Pueblo Price $10.00"

(1920-2006) Justino Herrera was a farmer, born at Cochiti.  After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, Herrera came home, married his sweetheart. He achieved his goal of farming, raising livestock and continuing his painting. His Cochiti name (Stimone) means A Bird. This artist is listed in all the prominent books on Native American painting: Snodgrass (1968), Brody (1971), Tanner (1973), Lester (1995).