San’s work is defined by its apache sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Basketry Jar
San Carlos Apache San Carlos, Arizona, United States
Ceremonial Basket with Spiral Design
Western Apache Salt River Canyon, Arizona, United States
Head of Child
Carlo Maratti Italian, 1625-1713
Refugee Camp, Ruins in Background, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Arnold Genthe American, born Germany, 1869–1942
Ruins of Church Looking North-East or East; Yerba Buena Island in far Right Distance) San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
The Crucifixion
Carlo Crivelli (Italian, about 1430–about 1495)
Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Carlo Carrà Italian, 1881-1966
Cooking on the street, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
The Burning City, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Owa-nganroro (Stone Eater Kachina)
Carver unknown (Hopi) First Mesa, Arizona
Cobra Chair
Designed by Carlo Bugatti Italian, 1856-1940 Italy
Historians of the Tribe
Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909)
Mourners in a Graveyard
Carlo Labruzzi Italian, 1748-1818
Seed Jar with Sikyátki Motifs
Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan, 1859–1942) Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona
Prints from the Popol-Vuh
Carlos Mérida Mexican, born Guatemala, 1891-1984
Polychrome Jar
Hopi Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona, United States
Two Apaches in Paris
Brassaï (Gyula Halász) French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984
Bowl with a Figure Holding a Macaw
Hopi, Sikyatki Polychrome Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona, United States
Basket
Panamint Northern California, United States