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Rain Dance Beginning at Old Tamaya
Rain Dance Beginning at Old Tamaya
Rain Dance Beginning at Old Tamaya

Rain Dance Beginning at Old Tamaya

Artist (1903-1996)
Date1956
MediumDrypoint and aquatint
Dimensionsimage: 7 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (20 × 28.9 cm)
Classificationsprint
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2013.0127.0000
DescriptionDramatic rays in a cloud-filled sky beam down on the procession of participants as they enter the kiva. The staging of light and forshortened shadows is expressive in context of the simple setting. A distant landscape bridges the natural setting of the kiva and the ceremony with the powerful backdrop.
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