Doc Tate Nevaquaya Comanche Flute Player exhibition poster
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1932–1996
This exhibition poster by Comanche artist Doc Tate Nevaquaya (1932–1996) depicts a solitary figure playing a flute while mounted on a paint horse within a winter landscape.
The composition utilizes a traditional flat-style painting aesthetic, featuring a gradient pastel sky in hues of lavender and rose, contrasted against silhouettes of leafless trees and a teepee on snow-covered ground. The work serves as an homage to Nevaquaya's heritage and his role in the mid-20th-century revival of the traditional Native American courting flute. Published by the Oklahoma Indian Art Gallery, this lithographic print includes both a printed signature and a hand-signed pencil signature by the artist.
The piece is housed in a vintage silver-toned metal frame with a wire hanger on the reverse. The total dimensions of the frame are 24.28 inches by 17.26 inches by 1.10 inches, with a total weight of 5 lbs. The poster exemplifies Nevaquaya's artistic focus on the intersection of Native American music, culture, and nature.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 5 lbs
- Frame material
- silver-toned metal
- Frame dimensions
- 24.28 x 17.26 x 1.10 inches
Technical characteristics
- Medium
- Exhibition poster/lithograph
- Signature
- Hand-signed in pencil and printed
Design
- Style
- Flat-style painting movement
- Subject
- Comanche flute player on a paint horse
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Doc Tate Nevaquaya
Catalogue references
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