Santa Clara Feast Day Dance
Artist
Bettina Steinke
(American, 1913 - 1999)
Date1979
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions18 × 24 inches (45.7 × 61 cm)
Frame: 25 × 30 7/8 × 2 1/8 inches (63.5 × 78.4 × 5.4 cm)
Frame: 25 × 30 7/8 × 2 1/8 inches (63.5 × 78.4 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1999
Object number31.241.1
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextSteinke painted a scene representing a ceremonial dance on Feast Day at Santa Clara Pueblo. Her low viewpoint abstracts the lines of dancers. She gave enough detail to appear authentic, while making an image that could be a memory of the event. Steinke, best known for her thoughtful portraiture, included many images of Puebloan people in her work.
ProvenanceCommissioned from the artist by private collector; purchased July 28, 1999 through (Roger Foltz, Two Pines Art, Omaha, Nebraska) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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