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Andy Warhol — Kachina Doll, from Cowboys and Indians
Andy Warhol

Kachina Doll, from Cowboys and Indians

A vibrant and graphic screenprint, Warhol transforms the traditional Hopi Kachina Doll into a bold, flattened image rendered in his signature pop art style, using vivid, contrasting colors to elevate a symbol of Native American spiritual culture into the realm of iconic imagery. Part of his 1986 *Cowboys and Indians* series, Warhol explores the mythology and romanticized iconography of the American West, juxtaposing indigenous traditions with the lens of mass-media culture. Printed on Lenox Museum Board, this unique work showcases Warhol's masterful use of the screenprint medium to simultaneously celebrate and interrogate the symbols that define the American identity.

Medium
Unique screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board, the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 26, 2016

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Andy Warhol, Kachina Doll, from Cowboys and Indians

A vibrant and graphic screenprint, Warhol transforms the traditional Hopi Kachina Doll into a bold, flattened image rendered in his signature pop art style, using vivid, contrasting colors to elevate a symbol of Native American spiritual culture into the realm of iconic imagery. Part of his 1986 *Cowboys and Indians* series, Warhol explores the mythology and romanticized iconography of the American West, juxtaposing indigenous traditions with the lens of mass-media culture. Printed on Lenox Museum Board, this unique work showcases Warhol's masterful use of the screenprint medium to simultaneously celebrate and interrogate the symbols that define the American identity.

Medium
Unique screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cultural, American, Doll, Screenprint, Pop Art, Playful, Colorful, Indigenous Subject, Figurative, Contemporary

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Derek Jones, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Nick Phoenix