Gerald Nailor Silkscreen of a Quail
Item Details
A silkscreen of a flying quail by Native American artist Gerald Nailor (American, 1917-1952), with the grassland bird depicted against three grain stalks and three geometric totems in pastels. The work is presented under glass in a linen mat (water damaged) and gold-painted double frame. Gerald Nailor, Navajo artist, was born in 1917 in Pinedale, New Mexico. From the time of his marriage to a Picuris Indian woman until his death in 1952, he lived in Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico. His formal art study was obtained in two years at the U. S. Indian School in Santa Fe; a year of study under the Swedish muralist Olaf Nordemark. While the greater part of his work stemmed from his vivid imagination and knowledge of Navajo myth, his interest in design and color of wildlife is also a notable source of picture material. Mr. Nailor exhibited at the Museum of New Mexico, the Denver Art Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Philbrook Institute, and the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. He illustrated a number of books for the Indian Service and his murals decorate the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, Mesa Verde National Park, and the Navajo Council House in Window Rock, Arizona.
Condition
waviness to silkscreen, water damage to mat, with some black spots
Dimensions
image size: 9.75"w x 12"h
Item #
13CIN149-346
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