Artist
Tse-Ye-Mu (Romando Vigil)San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1902–1978
CultureSan Ildefonso
Titles
- The Eagle Dance
Date1930–1940
PlaceSan Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumGouache over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions12 × 9 1/2 in. (30.5 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hally Bryan Perry
Object number41.15
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition HistoryFriends of Houston Public Library, Houston TX Apr 7 - May 26 1972 (LN: 72.10)
Beaumont Art Museum, Beaumont TX, Sep 28 1972 (LN: 72.19)
Houston American Bicentential Committee, Jun 27 - Oct 12 1974. (LN: 74.11)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in blue pencil, top left corner: San Ildefonso
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center: The Eagle Dance- / Tse Ye Mu of San Ildefonso- / Tse Ye Mu, ([indecipherable] of that Fall in [indecipherable]) / [indecipherable] at the govern- / ment Indian School at Santa Fe, and is / [indecipherable] in that type of painting. - / BP / 1932
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: Tse-Ye-Mu of / San Ildefonso
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center: The Eagle Dance- / Tse Ye Mu of San Ildefonso- / Tse Ye Mu, ([indecipherable] of that Fall in [indecipherable]) / [indecipherable] at the govern- / ment Indian School at Santa Fe, and is / [indecipherable] in that type of painting. - / BP / 1932
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: Tse-Ye-Mu of / San Ildefonso
Recto: Signed in red paint, below image, bottom right corner: Tse-Ye-Mu. [underlined]
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