R. Brownell McGrew (1916-1994) - Number SK. 348, Native Woman with Baby (PDC90536-1220-026)
Additional Information
- Medium: Pencil on Paper
- Size: 11'' x 8.5''
Signed lower right corner and under the right foot of the figure. 11" x 8.5" unframed. Acquired from original family. The owner is the daughter of the artist. Sketch used in painting published page 46-47, "R. Brownell McGrew", hardcover, August 1978, Laguna Beach Museum of Art presented by the Thunderbird Foundation. This book is included. Includes a copies of a photographs: artist sleeping in a hogan in 1970, artist with his wife in 1988, artist c. 1977, artist with his horse Silver in Cottonwood, AZ 1967. R. Brownell McGrew is well-known for his large paintings with brilliant color and are in collections such as the Gilcrease Museum, Cowboy Artists of America, the Eiteljorg Museum, and many private collections. The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona has thousands of his photographs and his extensive journals on his trips to the Navajo and Hopi reservations. McGrew's personal pencil sketches remained with his personal papers and family collections.