Upton Ethelbah GRAYSHOES “Buffalo Dancer” Bronze Sculpture Native American Art

Description

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Beautiful,
Bronze Sculpture
By
Native American Artist
G
REYSHOES
Upton S. Ethelbah, Jr.
(Santa Clara Pueblo / White Mountain Apache)
“BUFFALO DANCER”
BRONZE
SCULPTURE
Approximate SIZE:
Size (without Wood base):
7-inch-high (tall) x 4-inch-long x 3 inch wide
Wood base size:
¾ inch thick x 4 ½ inch wide x 3 ¾ inch wide
Description:
This is Beautiful,
contemporary, stylized
,
Award winning
(1
st
Place in Sculpture at Dallas Indian Market, Dallas, Texas 2002)
Bronze Sculpture which
draws inspiration from the traditional images of his Santa Clara Pueblo and White Mountain Apache heritage.
The back of the sculpture is marked
GRAYSHOES 2002
and
24/50
as being
Limited Edition
.
It was bought from the artist in Dallas, Texas in 2002 (Artist’s Card is included on the bottom of wood base).
Condition:
The SCULPTURE is in
EXCELLENT
Condition.
(Please, see the pictures as they are part of item’s description and condition).
About Artist
Upton Ethelbah
“GRAYSHOES”
Greyshoes, Upton S. Ethelbah, Jr. (Santa Clara Pueblo/White Mountain Apache)
Greyshoes is a multiple award-winning stone and bronze sculptor whose dynamic, essentialized, and contemporary style is largely inspired by the traditional and ceremonial aesthetic of his Native American heritage. Greyshoes served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Southwest Association for Indian Arts from 2002 to 2003, was named a Living Treasure by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in 2009, and was a Heard Museum shop Featured Artist during the 2018 Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market.
Upton S. Ethelbah, Jr. a.k.a. "Greyshoes" is living proof that it is never too late to learn.is life-long career had been in education and social programs for Native Americans and other minorities. But at the age of 54, Greyshoes traded the pen and paper for sculpting tools, after a friend introduced him to a 20-pound chunk of red and green Utah alabaster. Greyshoes quickly fashioned it into a native drum perched upon kiva steps. The piece was given to his mother so that it would remain in the family and never be sold.
That was a number of years ago. Now, Greyshoes' award-winning contemporary Native-American sculptures are collector's items for art enthusiasts nationally and internationally.
Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico is where Greyshoes calls home. Greyshoes' mother's family name is Naranjo and his father's people come from the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona. Loosely translated, Ethelbah means "Greyshoes" in the Apache language.
This second career makes Greyshoes feel like he's 18 years old again, He feels that he is very fortunate to have come upon such a successful second opportunity in his life. In finding subject matter for his stone carvings, Greyshoes primarily draws upon his parent's heritage. His art medium and the vast majority of the images that he carves have stylized Native American themes.
"One of the things that happens for Native artists like myself is a reinforcing cultural experience. Almost all Indians participate in their tribal traditions and ceremonies. I do that at Santa Clara Pueblo. Now I'm also able to draw from that tradition and utilize our symbols and images in my stone creations."
Greyshoes has won numerous awards for his sculptures. He enjoys traveling all over the country meeting people and educating them about Native American art and culture.
Greyshoes sculpts
contemporary,
stylized, and flowing forms inspired by the aesthetic motifs and movements found in the ceremonial regalia and dances of his Native American heritage (Santa Clara Pueblo and White Mountain Apache). Some specific representations have included Apache crown dancers, Pueblo corn, deer, elk, antelope and buffalo dancers; and even the pan-American Matachines. Greyshoes is also known for his "essentialized" Native American medicine bears and a variety of other sacred animal representations.
Greyshoes works exclusively in stone, including exotic and domestic marble, limestone, alabaster, and onyx. A selection of one-of-a-kind stone originals are then chosen to be cast in bronze in limited editions. These bronzes feature patinas in a range of colors, patterns, and textures.
Greyshoes earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Mexico, is a graduate of the Poeh Arts Center sculpture program, and has been mentored by such eminent sculptors as Evelyn Fredericks, Clifford Fragua, Dale Tsosie, George Rivera, and Nelson Tsosie.
Ethelbah served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Southwest Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA)—producers of the Santa Fe Indian Market—from 2002-2003.
Greyshoes' sculpture studio is located in the beautiful bosque in the North Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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