Featured in this lot is this hawk carved artwork circa 1979 by Creek/ Seminole Indian artist Jonny Hawk born in 1938 and died in 2022. The artwork features a wonderfully and professionally crafted carved wooden construction that shows multiple levels of carving with the outside frame showing a shadowbox design that houses a carving in the likeness of a hawk on a tree branch. The artwork is marked as follows: Hawk - '79. Jonny Hawk, sometimes known as Johnson Lee Scott, is a Native artist who identifies with both the Creek and Seminole American Indian tribes. He was born on October 21, 1938 in Saskwa, Oklahoma and he currently resides in Oklahoma City. Jonny graduated from Sequoya High School in 1955 and then attended Oklahoma State University of Technology in Okmulgee, OK. He married Billey Louis Tiger in 1959 and they have seven children. His main pieces are works in acrylic, watercolor, and prints. He also is known to be a writer of short stories, poems, and songs. All of his pieces are very unique and have a special meaning. Many of his paintings are focused on the Trail of Tears. The condition of this artwork is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage and shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of this artwork is 29 1/2" x 22 1/2". The collective weight of this artwork is 13lb 12oz.