Wo Peen (Luis Gonzales)
Untitled (Lion on Horse's Back)

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Artist Wo Peen (Luis Gonzales)(San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1907–1990)San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1907–1990

CultureSan Ildefonso

Titles

Untitled (Lion on Horse's Back)

Date1930–1939

PlaceSan Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States

MediumTempera on wove paper

Dimensions8 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.

Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object number44.282

Non exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition HistoryFriends of Hoston Public Library, Houston, TX, Apr 7 - May 26 1972(LN:72.10)

Beaumont Art Museum, Beaumont, TX, Sept 28 1972(LN:72.19)

American Bicentennial Comission, Houston, TX, Jun 27 1974- Oct 12 1976(LN:74.11)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso: Inscribed in graphite, top left corner: San Ildefonso / Louis Gonzales (Wo Pen) meaning "Medicine Mountain", / see pg. 15 re: Plate IX "Pueblo Indian Ptg."

Recto: Signed in green paint, lower right: Wo-Peen

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