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Ernest L. Blumenschein, Dance at Taos, 1923, oil on canvas, 23 ½ x 26 ½ in. Collection of the N…
Dance at Taos
Ernest L. Blumenschein, Dance at Taos, 1923, oil on canvas, 23 ½ x 26 ½ in. Collection of the N…
Ernest L. Blumenschein, Dance at Taos, 1923, oil on canvas, 23 ½ x 26 ½ in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Florence Dibbell Bartlett, 1947 (97.23P). Photo by Blair Clark.

Dance at Taos

Artist (American, 1874 - 1960)
Date1923
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 23 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (59.7 x 67.3 cm)
Frame: 27 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (69.9 x 77.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Florence Dibbell Bartlett, 1947
Object number97.23P
DescriptionStylized view of a Pueblo dance with four rows of dancers coming toward front of image. The far right row is formed by small children; one child painted in white, looking straight at the viewer stands to the left of the other children, out of the line formation. Spectators in black dress and traditional pueblo boots sit on roof of the pueblo buildings at the left and right.
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