Oil on canvas on board, signed at lower right "Van Driest," inscribed on the verso "Philosopher Frank Semora (sic) / 11 x 14 / $160 / #29 / Taos 1962," in the original wood frame with burlap mat.

SS 13.5 x 10.5 in.; DOA 19 x 16 in.

Estate Collection, Pinehurst, North Carolina

An insightful portrait of Doroteo "Frank" Samora, born in 1906 and living in Taos Pueblo. Samora has served as lieutenant governor, head councilman and as a spiritual leader for the tribe. Along the way, he became noted as the inspiration for Martiniano, the protagonist of Taos author Frank WatersÕ timeless novel of Pueblo Indian life, ÒThe Man Who Killed the Deer.Ó

$600 - 900