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Allan Houser
Allan Houser Native American Bronze Modernist Sculpture - "Waiting"

1978

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Allan Houser Native American Bronze Modernist Sculpture created 1978. Beautiful, large Allan Houser bronze - female figure titled "Waiting." The piece is signed “Allan Houser" and numbered 3/20. The bronze measures 21" height (not including the 1 1/2" wooden plinth) x 9" width x 5" deep. The piece is in mint condition and is an excellent example of Houser's work. Allan Houser (1914-1994) was a Modernist sculptor of American Indian figures in bronze and stone. He was born in Apache, Oklahoma in 1914 but spent much of his life in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Houser was the grandson of the Apache chief who was Geronimo's interpreter. He attended the Indian School in Santa Fe founded by Dorothy Dunn and was the only Indian working in sculpture. He also painted murals in Washington, D.C., exhibited in the 1939 New York World's Fair, and had a one-person show at the Museum of New Mexico. During World War II, he lived in California and worked as a factory hand and ditch digger, but in 1948 he won a sculpture competition at the Haskell Institute in Kansas and modeled his first eight-foot stone monument. In 1949, Houser received a Guggenheim fellowship. He began teaching in Indian schools in 1951, was awarded the Palmes d'Academique by France in 1956 for contributions to Indian art and retired from teaching in 1975. Houser's sculpture is seen in collections and museums worldwide.
  • Creator:
    Allan Houser (1914 - 1994, Native American, Apache)
  • Creation Year:
    1978
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: F25511stDibs: LU2749214652422

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