Harrison Begay
Navajo · 1917–2012 · Painter, Printmaker
Harrison Begay, also known as Haashké yah Níyá was a renowned Diné (Navajo) painter, printmaker, and illustrator. Begay specialized in watercolors, gouache, and silkscreen… (Wikipedia)
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Ceremonial Performer of Night Chant (Navajo)Toomey & Co. · $1,245≈ £965≈ €1,126Sign up to see
Going to a Trading PostToomey & Co. · $459≈ £356≈ €415Sign up to see
Young Shepard Bringing Back a Lost LambBonhams · $410≈ £324≈ €375Sign up to see
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Harrison Begay, also known as Haashké yah Níyá was a renowned Diné (Navajo) painter, printmaker, and illustrator. Begay specialized in watercolors, gouache, and silkscreen prints. At the time of his death in 2012, he was the last living, former student of Dorothy Dunn and Geronima C. Montoya at the Santa Fe Indian School. His work has won multiple awards and is exhibited in museums and private collections worldwide and he was among the most famous Diné artists of his generation.
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Also known as a.k.a Haskay Yahne Yah, Haashké yah Níyá, Harrrison Begay, Haskay Ya Ne Yah, Haskay Yah Ne Yah, Haskay Yahne Yah, Warrior Who Walked Up To His Enemy, Warrior Who Walked Up to His Enemy Warrior Who Walked Up to His Enemy
Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.