Chief Gourd Dancer

Artist Stephen Mopope (Kiowa, 1898 - 1974)

Mediumtempera on paper

Dimensions9 7/8 × 6 9/16 inches (25.1 × 16.7 cm)
Frame: 14 1/2 × 10 5/8 × 1 inches (36.8 × 27 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number32.5.3

ClassificationsPaintings

Label TextMopope’s art shows the flat style of the Kiowa Six. It features flat areas of color with sharp boundaries. He was a dancer and flute player and his works feature representations of Kiowa culture.

ProvenanceH.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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