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Hopi Corn

1927
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
America
woodblock print
Image: 20.3 x 21 cm (8 x 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 43.2 x 34.3 cm (17 x 13 1/2 in.)
Gift from Gwen Fate and Kevin Henegar 2023.31
Location: not on view
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Gustave Baumann’s color woodcut technique required the cutting of one block per color, which were then printed successively on a sheet of paper.

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Printmaker Gustave Baumann’s extensive engagement with the American Southwest began in 1918 when he settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Corn played a key role in the culture of the southwest, particularly that of the Pueblo peoples. Baumann depicted several of the festivals surrounding the famous Corn Dance at the Santa Clara Pueblo. This simple rendering made with several layered colors presents the plant with a certain reverence for its place in the agrarian economy.

Hopi Corn

1927

Gustave Baumann

(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
America

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