Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
1995.047 |
Object Identification Number |
1995.047.003 |
Object Name |
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Donor |
Forrest, Asta |
Description |
Ink print on tan colored leather of the profile of a Native American chief. It shows the proper right side of the man's face. He is aged with wrinkles on the face, especially the cheeks. The man is wearing an elaborate feather headdress. The artist's mark is located in two spots. Under the print to the viewer's right reads, "OW/2C" and below this at center is "Olaf Wieghorst./2C". The tan colored leather is housed in a wood frame with deep edges. A medium brown-stain with a semi-gloss varnish covers the wood. A horizontal hanging bar is located on the reverse side at top center. |
Dimensions |
W-13 L-10 D-1.05 inches |
Made By |
Wieghorst, Olaf |
Artist |
Wieghorst, Olaf |
Place Of Origin |
USA/AZ |
Owned By |
Forrest, Asta |
Used By |
Forrest, Asta |
Material |
Ink/Leather/Wood |
Associated People |
Wieghorst, Olaf Forrest, Asta |
Search Terms |
Wieghorst, Olaf Forrest, Asta Native American chief feathers profile leather |
Provenance |
Ink print on tan colored leather of the profile of a Native American chief by artist Olaf Wieghorst. Donor Asta Christensen Forrest is #2287 on the museum's Wall of Honor. The donor's mother, Astrid Mary Christensen Mortensen, is # 2288. Asta Christensen Forrest immigrated in 1950 and settled in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Astrid Mary Christensen Mortensen immigrated in 1954 and settled in Pasadena, California. |
Images |
142\1995047003.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
02/27/1995 |