Fritz Scholder&rsquo;s imagery in paintings and prints frequently explores the cultural contradictions of late twentieth-century Native American life. He often shows harsh realities but sometimes presents a humorous view, as in this lithograph, in which warriors on horseback carry non-native, innocuously jaunty umbrellas. This seemingly improbable scene is actually taken from real life; umbrellas have been used by both men and women as protection from the hot sun on the Plains since the late nineteenth century.<br />

• Signed

  Signed lower right in graphite: "Scholder"

• Credit Line

  Bristol-Myers Fund

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• Type of Item umbrella
• Material lithograph on paper
• Measurements length 22.0 in, width 30.0 in (overall)

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• Creator Fritz Scholder

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• Creation Date between 1970 and 1971

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• Classification Print