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Corn (Maize), The Indian's Achievement
Corn (Maize), The Indian's Achievement
Corn (Maize), The Indian's Achievement

Corn (Maize), The Indian's Achievement

Artist (American, 1891 - 1979)
Date1945
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 7 in. (24.1 × 17.8 cm)
Support: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of anonymous donor, 1980
Object number1980.15.6
DescriptionIndian male with yarn wrapped pigtails standing in front of tall stalks of corn. Only his head and shoulders are visible.
Text Entries
The original accession records list the title of this photograph as "Tilano of San Ildefonso."
Another print of this image was reproduced in "The Rio Grande: River of Destiny" by Laura Gilpin (1949) p. 85 without a caption
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