Painting

Silversmith
c 1940
By Pablita Velarde
A Pueblo craftsman working on a silver piece using tools of the trade. He wears a concho belt, and there are finished bracelets to his right. The image was painted on a round masonite board with a brown velvet background, and placed in a glass and wooden frame. This work was commissioned by Bandelier National Monument under the Works Progress Administration [WPA] program.
Casein, masonite. Image, D 54. Frame, L 92.6, W 67.2 cm [D 21 1/4, L 36 1/2, W 26 1/2 inches]
Bandelier National Monument, BAND 707



Silversmith c 1940 By Pablita Velarde A Pueblo craftsman working on a silver piece using tools of the trade. He wears a concho belt, and there are finished bracelets to his right. The image was painted on a round masonite board with a brown velvet background, and placed in a glass and wooden frame. This work was commissioned by Bandelier National Monument under the Works Progress Administration [WPA] program. Casein, masonite. Image, D 54. Frame, L 92.6, W 67.2 cm [D 21 1/4, L 36 1/2, W 26 1/2 inches] Bandelier National Monument, BAND 707

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