Ma Pe Wi (Velino Herrera)
Old Man

Old Man

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Old Man
ArtistZia Pueblo, 1902–1973
CultureZia
Titles
  • Old Man
Date1916–1920
PlaceZia Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
MediumTempera on wove paper
Dimensions7 3/8 × 6 3/16 in. (18.7 × 15.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hally Bryan Perry
Object number44.492
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: F 66-4 "Old Man" / Velino Shije (later Herrera) Ma-Pe-Wi, / Zia Pueblo / Probably one of his first paintings / circa 1918 - DD
Recto: Signed in red paint, bottom right corner: V. Shije

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