The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of February 7, 2025

Hopi Corn
1927
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
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.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Gustave Baumann’s color woodcut technique required the cutting of one block per color, which were then printed successively on a sheet of paper.Description
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.- {{cite web|title=Hopi Corn|url=false|author=Gustave Baumann|year=1927|access-date=07 February 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2023.31