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Spirit of the West: Premier March Native American & Western Auction

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Lot 363

Helen Hardin (1943-1984) Two Framed Prints 1981-82

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$150

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Featured in this lot are two, Native American framed prints from Native American artist Helen Hardin (Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh) in 1981 and 1982. Helen Hardin (1943- 1984) (Tewa name: Tsa-sah-wee-eh, which means "Little Standing Spruce") was a Native American artist from Santa Clara Pueblo in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, people who are from the ethnic group of the Tewa, their homelands on or near the Rio Grande river (Rio Bravo) in New Mexico north of Santa Fe. Creating art was a means of spiritual expression that developed from her Roman Catholic upbringing and Native American heritage. She created contemporary works of art with geometric and abstract patterns based upon Native American symbols and motifs, like corn, katsinas, and chiefs. In 1976 she was featured in the PBS American Indian artists series. Up to 26 layers of paint - including ink washes, acrylics, airbrush and varnish - were applied to create her works; Hardin painted tiny dots called stipples; spattered paint with a toothbrush, like Anasazi pottery; and applied transparent washes. The first piece shows is titled "Changing Woman" and shows an abstract and geometric style woman. It shows colors of blue, light blue, dark blue, purple and light pink. The bottom is marked reading, "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh / HH © 1981". The second print is untitled and shows geometric styles of abstract people in colors of blue, light blue, dark blue, purple, pink and light pink. It is signed by the artist on the left hand side and is marked on the right hand side reading, "Helen Hardin / "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh / HH © 1982". They are set in identical black frames, with the first, "Changing Woman" matted once and the second untitled print matted twice. The visible artwork on the first measures 21 1/8" L x 15" W, with the entire piece measuring 26 1/4" L x 20 1/4" W x 3/4" D. The second piece's visible art measures 11 5/8" L x 24 1/2" W, while the entire piece measures 16 1/4" L x 29 1/4" W x 3/4" D. They have a collective weight of

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