Painting

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Painting

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.4

Description

Property FA5: Crow Indian Painting, Object: painting, Artist/Maker: unknown (20th Century), Title/Model: untitled: Crown Indian, Date/Region: ca. 1975, Medium/Technique: oil on canvas / brush, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 24" H x 18" W (image), 29" H x 23" W (framed), Condition: average - minor paint loss & abrasions, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, lower left "C Kew", Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: An open-composition, impressionist style painting of a Crow Indian wearing a medallion style choker. The American Indian chokers were also worn to show a high social ranking among the tribes, and as a sign of wealth.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 15, 2018