Untitled Painting of a Colorful Parade [SOLD]

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Frank Salcido (c.1955 - ) Diné (Navajo Nation)
  • Category: Paintings
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: acrylic on fabric
  • Size: 15” x 30” image: 16” x 31” framed
  • Item # C3689J
  • SOLD

Navajo artist Frank Salcido says it best.  “Starting at a very young age, I was fascinated by the world of drawing. With encouragement from mentors, I eventually enrolled in the Institute of American Indian Arts and the College of Santa Fe, where I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Art. I live in Portland, Oregon.  The focus of my work is on positive themes that showcase contemporary and traditional Native American lifestyles with an emphasis on color and imagination.  My unique works have been shown in select galleries across the United States: In Santa Fe, New Mexico; Aspen, Colorado; San Diego, California; New York City, New York and in Portland, Oregon.  Since 2003, I have been showing annually at the Santa Fe Indian Market.”

Salcido is a full-blooded member of the Navajo Tribe, born and raised near the Eastern Agency on the Navajo Reservation in the checkerboard area of the reservation which is home to Indians, Whites, and Spanish so he was exposed to the Navajo language from his grandparents and learned English at the local school.  He had many friends who were White so he mixed the two cultures successfully. 

Frank Salcido (c.1955 -    ) signatureHis art is multi-cultural too.  He paints Indians from tribes other than the Navajo.  He paints traditional Indian themes but in exaggerated colors one could almost call psychedelic.  This painting of a group of four highly costumed Indians with shields, headpieces, and decorative horses is typical of his works.  He might be classed as a modernist artist influenced by bright colors.

Salcido interspersed his art with full-time jobs of a different nature.  He worked on the railroads for a number of years and he was a park ranger at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.  He continued his art career as well. 

 

Condition: original condition

Recommended Reading:  The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters by Patrick D. Lester

Provenance: from the collection of Marvin and Betty Rubin of Albuquerque

This image of a group of four highly costumed Indians with shields, headpieces, and decorative horses is typical of his works.

Frank Salcido (c.1955 - ) Diné (Navajo Nation)
  • Category: Paintings
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: acrylic on fabric
  • Size: 15” x 30” image: 16” x 31” framed
  • Item # C3689J
  • SOLD

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