Digger Indians, Elk Creek

NBI ID: 1552.I
Title: Digger Indians, Elk Creek
Medium: ink
Dimensions: 5 x 5 1/8
Signature: inscribed "Digger Indians Elk Creek" and signed "Blakelock", bottom left
Current Owner: Private Collection
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Date: ca. 1869-72
Provenance: Artist; Allen O. Blakelock (artist's son); David Blakelock (Allen's son); Susielies Blakelock (David's widow)
Published: "Ralph Albert Blakelock N.A. 1847-1919: Drawings", Vose Galleries, Boston, MA, from April 15, 1991 exhibition catalog, p. 11
Exhibited: "Ralph Albert Blakelock N.A. 1847-1919: Drawings", Vose Galleries, Boston, MA, from April 15, 1991
Subject Description: One of various drawings sketched by the artist during his two trips to the west coast in his early years. The drawings were cut from a large sketch book and distributed among his wife and children. The original book contained six to eight drawings per page and, usually, only the bottom right drawing was signed.
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