The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Corn Dance Santa Clara
1924, printed 1932
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
Image: 15.2 x 19.3 cm (6 x 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 43.3 x 34.2 cm (17 1/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.413
© Ann Baumann Trust
Catalogue raisonné: Chamberlain 94
Location: Not on view
Description
One of the most spectacular public dances of the Pueblos, the Corn Dance promotes the ripening of corn and a successful harvest. It is held annually in early August at Santa Clara Pueblo. In addition to the tempera nearby from about 1924, Baumann made numerous graphite sketches of the celebration, dated August 4, 1919. Corn Dance Santa Clara is part of the New Mexico Portfolio, 12 color woodcuts of landscapes and historic sites around Santa Fe. The group also includes Cliff Dwellings, Sanctuario Chimayo, and San Geronimo Taos, all displayed nearby.- Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
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