Ho-me-hep-no-my

Art Historical Context

**Ho-me-hep-no-my** (1904) is a compelling waist-length portrait by Elbridge Ayer Burb, a prolific American artist renowned for his ethnographic depictions of Native American leaders and elders. Captured in oil on canvas, this painting from the Smithsonian American Art's collection showcases Burbank's dedication to preserving Indigenous likenesses during a pivotal era of cultural documentation. The subject, identified by the Tewa name "Ho-me-hep-no-my," hails from the Tewa Pueblo people of the American Southwest, whose vibrant traditions in New Mexico and beyond were increasingly documented by...