Elizabeth Roth Miller "Hopi Kachina Dolls" Acrylic Paintings

Item Details

Elizabeth Roth Miller (American, 1917 – 1976)
Hahaii, Soistice and Butterfly Maiden, late 20th century
Three acrylics and dyes on silk
unsigned
Titles to labels on versos
Booklet from the Museum of Northern Arizona included – This is a Hopi Kachina (Barton Wright).

Elizabeth Roth Miller loved American Indian art and culture. To express her appreciation of it, she dedicated a large portion of her creative efforts to 50 paintings on silk of Hopi Kactina (Kachina) or Indian religious fetish dolls. It took her seven years to research and complete the project. She chose to use dyes and acrylics together on silk, an unusual medium for an unusual subject – the dolls used by Hop Indians in religious ceremonies. She intended to sign the paintings all at once, but due to illness, never achieved this goal. Her legacy is this collection of paintings.

Condition

- light dust and residue caught beneath the glass of each; toning to title labels; minor marks to frame edges.

Dimensions

- measures each frame.

Item #

ITMG402775