Artist

Dennis Pioche

born Blanco Canyon, NM 1965
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Originally photographed by Chuck Rosenak. Image is courtesy of the Chuck and Jan Rosenak research material, 1990-1999, in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Born
Blanco Canyon, New Mexico, United States
Active in
  • Aztec, New Mexico, United States
Biography

Navajo folk artist Dennis Pioche started carving when he was only two years old. By the time he was four, he was making his own toys from the tree branches and roots around his home in Blanco Canyon, New Mexico. He began to carve small Navajo men and women from cottonwood after watching his grandfather, who made primitive wood figures for ceremonies (Chuck and Jan Rosenak, The People Speak: Navajo Folk Art, 1994).

Works by this artist (132 items)

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Man Ray, Fisherman's Idol, cast 1973, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.7
Fisherman’s Idol
Artist
Datecast 1973
bronze
On view
Man Ray, Its Another Spring, 1961, mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.6
Its Another Spring
Artist
Date1961
mixed media: metal spring, ivory ball, and wooden cigar box
On view
Man Ray, Le Voyeur, 1965, wooden cigar box with inserted door lens, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.4
Le Voyeur
Artist
Date1965
wooden cigar box with inserted door lens
On view
Man Ray, Square Dumb Bells, 1944 or 1945, cast bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Juliet Man Ray, 1983.105.17A-B
Square Dumb Bells
Artist
Date1944 or 1945
cast bronze
On view