Maynard Dixon - Sioux Camp Crier, c. 1943 8.75" x 5.5"

Maynard Dixon (1875-1946)
Sioux Camp Crier, c. 1943

Pen and ink on paper
Paper: 8.75” x 5.5”
Frame: 19” x 15”

Initialed lower left: MD
Inscribed lower center: for James C Skake / and the Oregon Trail
Signed lower right: Maynard Dixon
Inscribed verso: SIOUX CAMP CRIER / by Maynard Dixon / Tucson Ariz

A lone figure faces away from the viewer, signaling something to his community through voice and drum. The social role he is fulfilling both emphasizes and contrasts his isolation on the page.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Arizona
Santa Fe Art Auction, Signature Annual Live Sale, November 4, 2022, Lot 35
Private Collection, Utah