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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.182
People
Dan Namingha, Native American (born 1950)
Title
Symbolism Series I
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1994
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/310459

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Acrylic, crayon (?) and collage, varnished on various papers
Dimensions
sight: 75 x 49.6 cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l. r. Namingha

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dan Namingha, Santa Fe, New Mexico, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Artist
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.182
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Christine Temin, "Abstract art enriched by texture and freedom", The Boston Globe (Boston, MA, August 17, 1994)
  • Lisa Amand, "American Indian artist brings southwest images, myths to the Fogg", Cambridge Chronicle (Cambridge, MA, August 18, 1994), p. L6
  • Marvin Hightower, "Ancient Symbols in Modern Art: Tewa-Hopi artist Dan Namingha Weaves", Harvard University Gazette (Cambridge, MA, September 8, 1994), p. 5
  • "Dan Namingha: Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University", Art News (November 1994), pp. 162-164.
  • Janet Hawknis, "Hopi-Tewa Visionary", Harvard Magazine (Cambridge, MA, November 1994 - December, 1994), p.14-15, 18.
  • Peter L. Koenig, "Premier Southeastern Artist Dan Namingha Exhibit Now at Harvard University", The Falmouth Enterprise (Falmouth, MA, October 28, 1994), p. 6A

Exhibition History

  • Fragments of Symbolism and Landscapes: Recent Work by Dan Namingha, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/06/1994 - 10/30/1994

Verification Level

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