This is an outstanding and large finely woven pictorial textile rug dating to circa 1950-1960 by renowned Navajo artist, Suzy Black with two publications. Suzy Black is an important Navajo weaver who was noted for her original style of pictorial rugs with an early American Folk-like design. She was a keen observer of nature and well renowned with some of her pieces in museum collections. This example shows quite possibly one of the largest sizes she ever created and one of the earliest examples, it shows a tan to light brown heathered background with major stepped symbols in hand-spun natural white wool in almost a third-phase chief’s blanket pattern style which is the expertly covered in finely woven pictorial effigy figures in a vivid multitude of color such as butterflies, birds including a bald eagle, hawk, bluebirds, cardinals, an oriole, as well as various cats, a puma or mountain lion, squirrels, and other fascinating animals. Another unique attribute of her rugs, seen on this example, both the Arizona Highway and The Navajo Weaving Tradition publications as well as the museum piece is the upside-down five-point star in grey at the center with two golden or yellow upside-down or askew five-point stars at the bottom. This is truly a fantastic textile that was expertly woven and displayed in stunning color in a truly memorable and astounding large size. Provenance: The lot is accompanied by two examples of her work published; first “The Navajo Weaving Tradition: 1650 to the Present” by Alice Kaufman and Christopher Selser published 1985 shown on page 125, figure 201 a Suzy Black Pictorial Rug (notes the rugs image, nearly the same pattern and style in its on way as this example, as reminding them of the famous American folk painting The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks); second in the Arizona Highways Vol L. No. 7 July 1974 edition in the Pictorials section page 30, figure WE-53 (noted as by Suzy Black in 1965 from the Harry O. King, Jr. collection – Robert Nugent). Both books are included in the lot and pictures of the pages are in the photo gallery for example. The rug is well kept with no visible major damages, fine tight weave with little to no loss and nice vivid color, a museum quality piece. Measures overall 70-inches long by 65-inches wide.