Louis Naranjo (1932-1997) was a Cochiti Pueblo artist best known for his figurative pottery.
Harrison Begay, also known as Haashké yah Níyá (meaning "Warrior Who Walked Up to His Enemy") (1914 or 1917-2012) was a Diné (Navajo) painter, printmaker, and illustrator specializing in watercolors, gouache, and silkscreen prints.
The collection consists of three (3) paintings collected by Neil Judd in the mid to late 1930s. There are two paintings by Harrison Begay and one painting by Louis Naranjo.
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The collection was donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Neil Judd in 1974.
MS 1974-40 Harrison Begay and Louis Naranjo paintings
Masked Dancer Painting
NAA INV 08818001
Masked Dancer Painting
NAA INV 08818002
Three Animals and Plants Painting
Three Animals and Plants Painting
NAA INV 08818100
NAA MS 74-40