Buffalo Dancer
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Object Label
Fritz Scholder’s imagery in paintings and prints frequently explores atypical views of Native American life. Most depictions of this subject feature the vibrant colors of the regalia and the swirling action of the Buffalo dancers, performing in celebration of their past. Instead, Scholder offers a somber depiction of the haunted soul of a man with hollow eyes. His vacant stare implies that the past is dead, the present is empty, and the future cannot be envisioned.
Caption
Fritz Scholder American and Payómkawichum (Luiseño), 1937–2005. Buffalo Dancer, 1970–1971. Lithograph on paper, sheet: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm) image: 12 x 12 1/8 in. (30.5 x 30.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bristol-Myers Fund, 71.134.4. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 71.134.4_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Publisher
Title
Buffalo Dancer
Date
1970–1971
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm) image: 12 x 12 1/8 in. (30.5 x 30.8 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right in graphite: "Scholder"
Markings
Embossed with Tamarind chop lower left and with printers' chops lower center and lower right; Arches watermark
Credit Line
Bristol-Myers Fund
Accession Number
71.134.4
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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