Corn Grinder
Artist
Allan Houser
(North American Indian, Chiricahua Apache, Oklahoma, 1914 - 1994)
Date1982
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 23 × 19 × 25 1/2 inches (58.42 × 48.26 × 64.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.
Object number2017.59.1
Signed"Allan Houser 81 ©" on the proper right lower edge of the pestle. A foundry mark is in the same location.
Edition/State/Proofed. 8
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionSculpture depicting a kneeling Apache woman, wearing a blanket, grinding corn with a mortar and pestle. Her face is depicted with soft features and set off by a necklace around her neck.ProvenancePurchased from Glenn Green Galleries, Santa Fe, NM by Dr. Loren G. Lipson, 2017;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© The Allan Houser Foundation
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