Killing the Mountain Lion, documented to 1967

Details

George W. White, Jr. (1903-1970)
Killing the Mountain Lion, documented to 1967
oil and rhinestones, glitter, beads, and hair on wood
10 x 16 1/4 in.

Provenance

Murray Smither, Dallas (acquired directly from the artist)

Literature

Murray Smither, The World of George W. White, Jr. (Waco, 1975), referenced p. 13.
Jane Livingston and John Beardsley, Black Folk Art in America, 1930 - 1980 (Jackson, 1982), referenced p. 177.

Exhibited

Waco, Texas, Waco Creative Art Center, The World of George W. White, Jr., 22 February - 22 March 1975.
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Black Folk Art in America, 1930 - 1980, 15 January - 28 March 1982.

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Lot Essay

This carved relief, which pays homage the artist's Native American heritage, was one of fifteen works by White included in the Corcoran Gallery of Art's groundbreaking 1982 exhibition Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980.

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