195: BILL BAKER (Born 1961) PASTEL ON PAPER

Bill Baker (Born 1961)
Waiting (Late 20th/Early 21st Century)
The composition/portrait of an indigenous mother and daughter from the Tarahumara tribe at Holy Week celebration around Easter is best understood by the following excerpt from an article that appeared in the January 2018 issue of Southwest Art magazine:

'The men would dance in the church plaza, their legs and torsos decorated with dots of white paint, their heads adorned with cloth headbands topped with crowns of feathers. The Tarahumara women presented their own quieter spectacle. Arriving to observe the men and mind the children, they marched across a rustic bridge to the plaza, wearing voluminous skirts, shawls, and headscarves dyed in the brightest of colors and joyous patterns.'

This work is published with that article and signed lower right front.
Sheet measures 23.5 x 16.5 with a framed size of 31.25 x 23.75 inches.
Very good to fine condition, no damage, stain, puncture, smudge or repair; framed to archival standards in acid free mounts.
$400 - $500