Stone Lithograph “Protestors” by Patrick Swazo Hinds [SOLD]

Patrick Swazo Hinds was the first Southwest Indian artist to depart from the traditional style of Indian painting.  He was the most famous artist of any medium to emerge from Tesuque Pueblo.  Most Indian artists who have forged new directions in art have done so after departing their native village and entering into the world elsewhere.  Interestingly, most returned to their roots and became known as Indian artists of note, introducing a new style of art into the Indian art genre.

Swazo Hinds executed a dozen stone lithographs at Tamarind Institute of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque during his career.  This is one of those.  It is number 50 of 75 in the edition and was executed in 1974 in brown ink on buff Arches Cover paper.  Four lithographs in this set were printed together on a single sheet of paper, then the four were separated by tearing the paper apart, thus leaving the deckled edges.  The printmaker on this project was Ben Q. Adams.  These four lithographs were the last ones executed at Tamarind before Swazo's untimely death at age 50.

The other available lithograph from this set of four is shown at the bottom of the page as Related Items as well as other items by this artist.

Condition: This image is in original excellent condition.  It has been framed using all acid-free materials and a strong and bold dark brown frame.  The paper was floated so that the deckled edges are exposed and none of the paper is under matboard. 

Provenance: ex. coll. Native American artist to whom this was a gift.

Recommended Reading:  ART AND INDIAN INDIVIDUALISTS the Art of Seventeen Contemporary Southwestern Artists and Craftsmen by Guy and Doris Monthan

Relative Links: FINE ART - NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTINGS, TESUQUE PUEBLO, TET-SUGEH, PRINTS, Patrick Swazo Hinds (1929-1974) Grey Squirrel - José Patricio Swazo