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Watercolor of Cochiti Pueblo Flute Dancer by Ow-u-Te-Wa - C3704B
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Tue, Aug 2nd 2016, 2:53pm
Manuel Bob Chavez (1915-2003) Ow-u-Te-Wa - Echo of a Song, who was born in 1915, painted in the traditional manner, then turned to a style all his own. This painting of a Cochiti "Flute Dancer" is of the traditional style and was painted when the artist was 25 years old. Generally, background materials were not included by Santa Fe Indian School students but Chavez included a pueblo building and corn plants in the field as background although they are a minor aspect of the painting.