Private Collection, Houston, Texas and Carmel, California, Lots 42-44 Allan Houser Chiricahua Apache, (1914-1994), "Zuni Water Maidens," 1990, bronze with dark brown patina, edition 1/18, signed and impressed with foundry mark. height 20 3/4in, width 9in Fußnoten Literature W.J. Rushing, Allan Houser: An American Master, Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY, 2004, p. 155, another example illustrated Discussing Houser's related "Chrysalis" and "Zuni Watercarrier," each executed ten years prior to "Zuni Water Maidens," W.J. Rushing argues that these modernist vertical forms "[are] abstract and totemic enough to signal the universal work of women..." Quoting Houser: "Simplicity appeals to me in a land where the simple things are respected and appreciated. Simplicity is a way of life. I have tried to interpret what I feel lends itself to this area, but has a universal appeal" (p. 152).
Private Collection, Houston, Texas and Carmel, California, Lots 42-44 Allan Houser Chiricahua Apache, (1914-1994), "Zuni Water Maidens," 1990, bronze with dark brown patina, edition 1/18, signed and impressed with foundry mark. height 20 3/4in, width 9in Fußnoten Literature W.J. Rushing, Allan Houser: An American Master, Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY, 2004, p. 155, another example illustrated Discussing Houser's related "Chrysalis" and "Zuni Watercarrier," each executed ten years prior to "Zuni Water Maidens," W.J. Rushing argues that these modernist vertical forms "[are] abstract and totemic enough to signal the universal work of women..." Quoting Houser: "Simplicity appeals to me in a land where the simple things are respected and appreciated. Simplicity is a way of life. I have tried to interpret what I feel lends itself to this area, but has a universal appeal" (p. 152).
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