Rabbit Hunter

Johnson Antonio, Rabbit Hunter, 1986, watercolor and pencil on carved cottonwood, 21 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄4 x 5 1⁄4 in. (54.6 x 19.7 x 13.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.44

Artwork Details

Title
Rabbit Hunter
Artist
Date
1986
Location
Dimensions
21 1⁄2 x 7 3⁄4 x 5 1⁄4 in. (54.6 x 19.7 x 13.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor and pencil on carved cottonwood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — game — rabbit
  • Figure male — full length
  • Occupation — hunter
  • Indian
Object Number
1997.124.44
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.44

Artwork Description

Johnson Antonio carves Navajo figures from cottonwood, using an axe to form a rough shape, and a pocketknife to create the detail. He paints the surface with house paint, watercolors, and dleesh, a fragile white clay used by the Navajos to paint their bodies, and sometimes adds real animal hair or horns (Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia, 1990). In Navajo Woman and Rabbit Hunter the rough surfaces reflect the harshness of survival on the slopes of New Mexico's Bisti hills.

Works by this artist (8 items)

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T. L. Solien, The Fall, 1984, color linoleum cut with lithograph and monotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Glen D. Nelson, M.D., 1998.57.21, © 1984, Vermillion Editions Limited, Inc. and T. L. Solien; Minneapolis, MN
The Fall
Artist
Date1984
color linoleum cut with lithograph and monotype
Not on view
T. L. Solien, Tower of Strength, from the portfolio Fragments of Hope, 1982, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Glen D. Nelson, M.D., 1998.57.20.4, © 1982, Vermillion Editions Limited, Inc. and T. L. Solien; Minneapolis, MN
Tower of Strength, from the portfolio Fragments of Hope
Artist
Date1982
drypoint on paper
Not on view
T. L. Solien, The Three Sailors, 1982, color lithograph with intaglio and screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Glen D. Nelson, M.D., 1998.57.22, © 1982, Vermillion Editions Limited, Inc. and T. L. Solien; Minneapolis, MN
The Three Sailors
Artist
Date1982
color lithograph with intaglio and screenprint on paper
Not on view
T. L. Solien, Boatman's Rescue, from the portfolio Fragments of Hope, 1982, drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Glen D. Nelson, M.D., 1998.57.20.3, © 1982, Vermillion Editions Limited, Inc. and T. L. Solien; Minneapolis, MN
Boatman’s Rescue, from the portfolio Fragments of Hope
Artist
Date1982
drypoint on paper
Not on view

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