University Art Museum at New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico
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- Melanie Yazzie
- Telling Stories, 1964
- Monoprint on Arches
- 29.5 x 22.25 in (74.93 x 56.52 cm)
- Framed: 34.625 x 27 x 1.875 in (87.95 x 68.58 x 4.76 cm)
- Signature: Recto - LRC
- Inv: 2006.12.02
A portrait of a stylized female figure whose head is in profile and torso front facing. The figure has large exposed breast, but is wearing a hoopskirt like bottom. Her hair is styled to mimic the tail fins of the z fish that are stacked above her head. Additionally, the figures arms are fin like, instead of human. In the left corner is a solid green tropical leaf. The background is a pale yellow-gray with circular areas in which the paint was removed via the drips of an aqueous substance.
All four edges are deckled and the print is mounted to a board.
Photos stored digitally in "Permanent Collections Images" file on UAG server.
- Collections: Modern and Contemporary Art Collection, Paper Works
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