Tales of My Father's Youth

Artist Diego Romero (North American Indian, Cochiti, New Mexico, born 1964)

Date1997

MediumClay, pigment, and gilt

DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (11.75 × 25.08 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Steve Paul and Carol Zastoupil

Object number2016.9

SignedChongo made me Chongo painted me

InscribedTale's of my Fathers Youth. Drafted off the Santa-Fe Plaza in 47, the young Cochiti recalled the recruiting officers word's. "SGT. round up all the indian boy's, the American Indian makes one damn fine marine!

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North American Indian Art

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DescriptionDeep ceramic bowl with light-tan exterior, painted on the interior with an image of a man in a marine's uniform standing in front of the American flag, primarily black and white, enclosed within a geometric design.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

[RE]CLAIM: Indigenous Artists Reflect on Identity, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, December 14–June 16, 2019.

Provenance

Robert Nichols Gallery, Santa Fe, by 1997;
Purchased from Robert Nichols Gallery by Judith M. Cooke, Kansas City, 1997;
Purchased from Judith Cooke by Drake Fine Art, Prairie Village;
Purchased from Drake Fine Art by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

Published References

Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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