Mad Indian
1968
Artist
- Fritz Scholder, Luiseño, American, 1937-2005
- Born: Breckenridge, MN
- Work Locations: Santa Fe, NM, Scottsdale, AZ
Culture
Luiseño
Object
painting
Medium
oil paint on canvas
Accession Number
2016.175
Credit Line
Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum
Fritz Scholder (Luiseño), Mad Indian, 1968. Oil paint on canvas; 71 x 60 in. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan, 2016.175. © Fritz Scholder Photograph courtesy of the Denver Art Museum
Dimensions
height: 71 in, 180.3400 cm; width: 60 in, 152.4000 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
Made by artist, 1968; Acquired by John Nolan from family descent, Houston, TX, after 1968; (Larsen Gallery), Scottsdale, AZ, 6 June 2013; Purchased by Vicki and Kent Logan, Scottsdale, AZ, 14 November 2013; Gifted to Denver Art Museum, 2016.
Exhibition History
- “Super Indian: Fritz Scholder, 1967-1980”—Denver Art Museum, 10/4/2015 - 1/17/2016
- Phoenix Art Museum, 2/27/2016 - 6/5/2016
- Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 6/23/2016 - 9/18/2016
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