Painting - Harrison Begay Sr.-Visiting the neighboring hogan
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Painting - Harrison Begay Sr.-Visiting the neighboring hogan

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Harrison Begay Sr.WatercolorYai-bi-chai medicine god out visiting the neighboring Hogan23” x 26″ In the  1930's Harrison Begay Sr. joined the Santa Fe Indian School and studied art under Dorothy Dunn. He joined the US Army Signal Corps in 1942 and  returned from WWII to began his art career as a painter.  The photo below is of Harrison Begay from the Denver Post, circa 1947.  Renown for his artistic talent, Harrison Begay Sr won numerous awards and is exhibited in many museums.  In the 1960s Harrison met General Eisenhower at the annual Ceremonials in Gallup, New Mexico. At that time Harrison presented General Eisenhower with one of his fine paintings which is in a permanent collection in Washington, D.C. "Begay's paintings have exerted greater influence on Navajo artists than any others. His work is internationally known."   - Jeanne O. Snodgrass 1968. 

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