The Indian Council
Artist
Julius Rolshoven
(American, 1858 - 1930)
Datecirca 1916
Mediumoil on sized burlap laid on canvas
DimensionsImage: 72 × 90 1/2 in. (182.9 × 229.9 cm)
Frame: 82 × 100 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (208.3 × 255.3 × 10.8 cm)
Frame: 82 × 100 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (208.3 × 255.3 × 10.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Harriet B. Rolshoven in memory of Dr. Edgar L. Hewett, 1956
Object number359.23P
DescriptionFive Native Americans; left figure sits crossed legged on ground and wears white shawl over head covering parts of his face; center figure sits proudly on bench with proper left leg crossed over right leg, has long braids, wears buck skinned shirt & feathereMuseum Notes
Julius Rolshoven spent his early life and career traveling. After studying art in New York, Munich, Paris and Florence, and spending time in Tunisia, he returned to the United States in 1915, escaping World War I. Rolshoven visited the Panama – California Exposition in San Diego and, demonstrating interest in the American Southwest displays, his friend and fellow artist, Fernand Lungren, recommended that Rolshoven visit Taos and Santa Fe. Upon moving to Santa Fe in 1916, Rolshoven turned his attention to Native subjects, often painting Pueblo people. The Indian Council, rendered in Rolshoven’s characteristic loose and expressive brushwork, depicts the models with a powerful dignity, though the painting generally lacks a clear narrative.
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