Deer Hunters
c. 1930
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gouache over graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
sheet: 38.1 × 51.12 cm (15 × 20 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Amelia E. White)
Accession Number
2015.19.391
Art Historical Context
Velino Shije Herrera, a renowned Zuni Pueblo artist also known as Ma Pe Wi ("Deer Hunt"), created *Deer Hunters* around 1930, capturing the timeless grace of Zuni hunting traditions. Born in the early 20th century at Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico, Herrera was among the pioneering Native American artists who blended ancestral stories with modern fine art techniques. This gouache over graphite drawing on paperboard reflects the vibrant Studio Style of Pueblo painting, popularized in the 1920s and 1930s through patrons like Amelia E. White, whose gift brought it into the Corcoran Collection at the Na...