Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas
16 x 20
$1200

Portrait of Elle Ganado who was recognized as a master weaver of the Navajo (Dine’) tribe in New Mexico. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt stopped in Albuquerque while on a speaking tour through the western territories. The Commercial Club of Albuquerque chose Elle Ganado, to weave a textile rendition Commercial Club membership card. Club members provided the design, which Elle wove quickly in hand-spun red, white, and blue yarn. The portrait conveys the strength and stoicism of a woman who endured a tumultuous time with strength and pride in her craft.