Ancient Ancestor/Elder
2014
Artist
- Virgil Ortiz, Cochiti, American, 1969-
- Born: Cochiti pueblo
- Work Locations: Cochiti pueblo
- Active Dates: 1975- present
Culture
Cochiti
Object
figure
Medium
Clay, slip, and paint
Accession Number
2016.108
Credit Line
Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum
Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti), Ancient Ancestor/Elder, 2014. Clay, slip, and paint: 18½ x 9½ x 7½ in. Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum, 2016.108. © Virgil Ortiz
Dimensions
height: 18 1/2 in, 46.9900 cm; width: 9 1/2 in, 24.1300 cm; depth: 7 1/2 in, 19.0500 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Virgil Ortiz, Cochiti, NM, 2014; King Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ, about 2014; Vicki and Kent Logan, Scottsdale, AZ, 2014; Denver Art Museum, 2016
Exhibition History
- “SUSTAINED! The Persistent Genius of Indigenous Art” — Denver Art Museum, 12/15/2024
