Tepee

Artist John Young-Hunter (Scottish, 1874 - 1955)

Mediumwatercolor on paper mounted on hardboard

Dimensions18 x 24 1/8 inches (45.7 x 61.3 cm)
Frame: 24 × 29 7/8 × 1 7/8 inches (61 × 75.9 × 4.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.29.4

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal painting depicting the wooden frame of a tepee on a snowy ground. Low-lying bushes and bare trees are at either side of it. Dark hills and snow-capped mountains rise in the background.

Label TextYoung-Hunter depicted the arrangement of poles that Plains people used as frames for their tipis. Traditionally they would drape buffalo skins on the exterior. Later, they used canvas. Although Young-Hunter depicted a Plains style tipi frame, the painting probably depicts a tipi owned by the Scottish-born resident of the Taos art colony. The artist’s widow, Eve Young-Hunter, said that tipis were often used as guest rooms. She said that the couple owned one that was frequently used.

ProvenanceJohn Young-Hunter [1874-1955], Taos, New Mexico; by inheritance to Eve Renz (Schroeer) Young-Hunter [1881-1967], Taos, New Mexico; purchased January 9, 1957 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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