Sara sent in a good question. She writes, We bought the Geranimo print about 5 years ago at a thrift shop. We love it (though it is of both a sad and cynical nature) and get lots of compliments on it. The shopkeeper whom we bought it from said that he had seen it pictured in book about posters from the 60's and 70's, but couldn't recall the name...
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...of the book. We haven't unearthed anything more about it. It's signed Louis Pagan, 1973. A friend recently said she saw an identical print hanging in an office window in New York. Can anyone out there tell us anything more about this print?
If anyone can point Sara in the direction of more info please let her know in the comments below....thanks!
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Its awesome, no info. Sorry.
Might be a local artist or even a student. It's hard to find infor on lesser known artists. You might take a snapshot of it to an art museum and ask in their library or in their graphic arts collection if they can advise.
Email a photo of it to the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian in DC.
As a museum professional, I must ask, no, plead: do not bring artworks (or even pictures of them) into museums and expect a curator to drop what she's doing and be able to provide an instant Antiques-Roadshow-style identification, authentication, and appraisal. In fact, museum ethics prohibit us from authenticating and appraising works of art. It would also be courteous to call and make an appointment before coming in with such questions. Thanks. That said, many museums do have good art reference libraries as well as librarians who can assist with your research (again, best to make an appointment rather than dropping by un-announced).
Swann Galleries is the premier auction gallery for graphic art, posters, and such ephemera of the 20th century. Their website may have some links to assist in identifying the artwork. I'm assuming a google image search was unhelpful?
Really? Even an email? After all, we're all dropping what we're doing to try to help. Maybe that's why many of my emails I've sent to experts have never been returned! Oh well.
Is there an American Indian Veteran's Affairs dept.? Just trying to go by the few clues that here; American Indian, US (Army perhaps?), medal, blue and yellow (cavalry perhaps?) the golden "V" at the top looks like the ribbon of a medal, 1973 (Vietnam War), many Native Americans fought in Vietnam...
Sure, go ahead and send an email if you have a question, but be aware of our ethical limitations. I always try to respond to such emails, even if just to say, "I really can't help you with this," or to give them our librarian's contact info. Eeeevery so often I will be sufficiently intrigued to do a little research, but always with caveats that nothing I say can be construed as legal or financial advice. I definitely do not put any of these opinions in writing.
Sure, we're responding to a query on a website we enjoy reading. Big difference between that and somebody showing up at my office door with "a gold aztec cup" they "found at the dump", which is clearly marked "reproduction", and wanting to know what it's worth, if it's real, and who will buy it from them. And then somebody else the next day, and the day after that, and the day after that. Also, it's common courtesy to make appointments with all other professionals, so asking for that is not unreasonable, I think. Some days I do not have ten minutes in a row to spare, others, I can faff around on Apartment Therapy, you know?
I use www.artnet.com to search for auction prices when I want to have an idea of somethings' fair market value. They have recently launched a decorative arts database as well. Both are pay services, but I believe one can either subscribe or simply pay for x number of searches. Swann's sales are listed on artnet.
Some more possibly tangential clues--AIM occupied Alcatraz during this time and the ferry was blue and gold. This is probably just a ridiculous coincidence.
The South Dakota state flag is Blue and Gold. Here's an interesting fact:
"And approximately 42,000 American Indians, 90 percent of them volunteers, fought in Vietnam."
90 percent volunteers...
You might find more information at the National Museum of the American Indian website (www.nmai.si.org) or possibly someone in the Chiricahua Apache organization.
What does the fine print say at the bottom, in the border?
Thanks for all the suggestions and info so far, everyone!
robyn, the fine print in the left corner says "S/P" and in the middle the title is written "Today's Army Needs You". In the right corner, the picture is signed "Louis Pagan -73-".
I seem to remember that the shopkeeper thought Louis Pagan had done some commercial art work, but I don't recall more than that.
Hmm... I am pretty sure that my dermatologist ( and art collector in NY) has prints by this artist (or something VERY similar). I hesitate to give out his number. But eek yes