Julian Martinez
Conventionalized Design of Symbols (Sacred Avanyu)

Conventionalized Design of Symbols (Sacred Avanyu)

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Conventionalized Design of Symbols (Sacred Avanyu)
ArtistSan Ildefonso Pueblo, 1885–1943
CultureSan Ildefonso
Titles
  • Conventionalized Design of Symbols (Sacred Avanyu)
Date1930–1940
PlaceSan Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumGouache over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions16 × 19 3/4 in. (40.6 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.283
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, before 1943–by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition HistoryBayou Bend, Houston, 1965–June 1969.

Friends of Hoston Public Library, April 7–May 26, 1972.

"American Indian Paintings," Beaumont Art Museum, Texas, September 28, 1972.

"The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890–1950," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 29, 2006–January 28, 2007; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 4–June 3, 2007.

"Miss Ima Hogg & Modernism," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 27–November 3, 2019.

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