Johnny Tiger Jr. Graphite on Paper "Sincere One"

Item Details

Provenance
Property from an American Midwestern Museum

A graphite drawing embellished with gouache on paper titled Sincere One by listed Creek-Seminole artist Johnny Tiger Jr. (1940-2015), created in 2002. This drawing features a stern portrait of a man whose wispy hair billows about his head exposing the red and white necklace high on his neck. It is signed, dated, and titled to the verso. This drawing is presented matted and housed in a black metal frame under glass.

Johnny Tiger Jr. was a Muskogee Creek-Seminole born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He is known for his Native American scenes, which were interpreted from the oral history of his own tribe and from the experiences he and his grandfather shared. Tiger Jr. later went to study at the Bacone College in Muskogee to study under famous Cheyenne artist Dick West.

Condition

- glass could benefit from being cleaned.

Dimensions

- frame measures; visible image measures 3.75" W x 3.75" H.

Item #

17DCC191-054