Indian Village
Artist
William Lumpkins
(American, 1909 - 2000)
Date1934
Mediumwatercolor and pencil on plaster on board
DimensionsImage: 48 × 72 1/4 in. (121.9 × 183.5 cm)
Support: 48 × 72 1/4 in. (121.9 × 183.5 cm)
Frame: 49 9/16 × 73 13/16 × 1 11/16 in. (125.9 × 187.5 × 4.3 cm)
Support: 48 × 72 1/4 in. (121.9 × 183.5 cm)
Frame: 49 9/16 × 73 13/16 × 1 11/16 in. (125.9 × 187.5 × 4.3 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineOn long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Object number2007.6.1
DescriptionVillage scene with kiva along left edge; people and horses throughoutText Entries
When object originally arrived to the museum it had already sustained damage in the form of gouges, divots, and scratches mainly along the top and sides; all damage resulted in a loss of the painted surface layer as well as the plaster in areas with more severity. Upon inspection of the damage, the museum's Preparator stated that the damage was caused by a claw hammer which was used to remove the work from the wall of the building where the painting was originally displayed. No records have been located at this time indicating which building the painting was housed in, therefore the building is currently unidentified. Detail photographs of the damage were taken prior to the painting going on exhibition in 2017 to document the extent and nature of the damage. The images can be found in the Accession file.
The painting arrived to the museum unframed as it was intended to be a mural. In 2017, the Curator of 20th Century Art Christian Waguespack decided to use the painting in a 2017 exhibition. A wood panel frame was custom made by the Preparator to cover the most egregious damage in order to display the painting.
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