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Original Acrylic Painting “Navajo Rainbow Dance” by Harrison Begay - C3791C

Category: Paintings | Posted by Adobe Gallery Team Member | Wed, Jul 20th 2016, 10:35am

Harrison Begay Painting - C3791CHarrison Begay was a master at capturing the beauty and harmony of everyday Navajo life.  Begay painted most of his life, having been trained in the 1930s at theSanta Fe Indian School. He continued throughout his life to paint the unique aspects of Navajo life and is considered one of the most influential Native American painters. In 1951, Begay became a co-founder of Tewa Enterprises in Santa Fe, a silkscreen printing company, because he wished to make his and other Native American art available to more people by making inexpensive prints from their original art. 

 

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