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Original Painting “Weaving a Navajo Dress” by Gerald Nailor - 25895
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Fri, Nov 18th 2016, 12:33pm
Gerald Nailor (1917-1952) painted in a decorative manner unlike any other Navajo artist. His style was unique and quite recognizable. He generally painted in soft matte colors.
"In 1937, Nailor shared a studio in Santa Fe with Allan Houser. His paintings were exhibited in the home of Mrs. Hall Adams from 1943 to 1952. At the time of his death, he was living with his family at Picuris Pueblo, NM. Tragically, Nailor was only 35 years old when [he] died from injuries received in an attempt to help a woman whose husband was brutally beating her." -Snodgrass, 1968.