Details: CHRISTOFFERSEN, GERDA (1917-2012)Attributed to. Indian Head. 1955. Gouache on canvasboard: 28 x 21 7/8". De-accessioned by the Glenbow Museum, Calgary.

Native American Indian portrait artist, Born in Denmark, she emigrated to Canada with her family. In her teens, as a creative young artist, she originated interpretations of the papoose. She was already an acclaimed and professional artist when she came to New Mexico as a young woman and immersed herself in the history of the Southwest Indians. She devoted subsequent years to portraying both the pathos and pride of those people.

This impressive portrait combines a straight and confident posture with a suspicious expression, as if to say I can endure anything you throw at me, but what is it going to be?

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