Photo of collection object Buffalo Dancer — Scholder, Fritz. 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). Bristol-Myers Fund, 71.134.4. © artist or artist's estate.

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Buffalo Dancer

1970-1971

Fritz Scholder

American and Luiseño, 1937-2005

Arts of the Americas

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.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Scholder, Fritz
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Lithograph on paper
Medium: lithograph, paper
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)
Departments: Arts of the Americas
Accession Number: 71.134.4
Credit Line: Bristol-Myers Fund
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