Taza
Allan C. Houser, Chiricahua Apache / American, 1914 - 1994
Chiricahua Apache
Apache
Southwest
1991
Bronze
10/10
Overall: 63 × 22 × 12 in. (160 × 55.9 × 30.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Harry T. Lewis, Jr., Class of 1955, Tuck 1956, 1981P
© Chiinde LLC
2009.70
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Native American
Sculpture
Native American: Southwest
On view
Course History
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Spring 2014
NAS 8, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Vera Palmer, Spring 2014
Exhibition History
Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.
Perspectives: Native American Art from the Hood Museum of Art's Collection, Perspective in Native Studies, NAS 8, Spring 2014, Vera Palmer, Teaching Exhibition, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 24-June 16, 2014.
Unbroken: Native American Ceramics, Sculpture, and Design, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 22, 2022-April 30, 2023.
Publication History
George P. Horse Capture, Sr., Joe D. Horse Capture, Joseph M. Sanchez, et al., Native American Art at Dartmouth: Hightlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hanover: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2011, ill. p. 22 and p. 155, no. 77.
Published References
W. Jackson Rushing III, Allan Houser, An American Master (Chiricahua Apache, 1914-1994), New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2004, p. 190. [cross-reference in limestone]
Provenance
Glenn Green Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October, 1995; sold to Harry T. Lewis, Jr., Denver, Colorado; given to present collection, 2009.
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