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Pair of Paintings of Zia Pueblo Deer Dancers by Rafael Medina - C3786A-B
Category: Paintings | Posted by | Wed, Jul 6th 2016, 10:08am
Rafael Medina (Teeyacheena) was born at Zia Pueblo and was educated at Zia Day School, Albuquerque Indian School and Santa Fe Indian School. Much of his work bears the influence of Santa Fe Indian School founder Dorothy Dunn, who taught her students the traditional "flat style" for which many of them became well known. These two paintings are clearly rooted in that style but also expand upon it, adding dimension, depth and color to the familiar profile of a Zia Deer Dancer.