ORIGINAL CASEIN PAINTING 'DEVIL DANCE APACHE' BY FRED J.YOST, SGN, '58,FLAGSTAFF

Description: FEATURED: A very powerful and stunning painting of Apache Devil Dancers, in full ceremonial attire, performing the Devil Dance with young Apache girls nearby, during a famous tribal Pow Wow in July, 1958, in Flagstaff, AZ, where over 10,000 Native Americans from various tribes/pueblos came together in a historic weekend, painted by Fred J. Yost, who was there during this event and was allowed to mingle and paint the amazing events around him. Yost, who wandered the West & Mexico during the 1950's as part of his series on Native American cultures & ceremonies, captured forever this iconic and little-seen ceremony usually not performed publically. We see two main dancers, both in amazing full traditional regalia, with those elaborate, very exotic headdresses, masks and large white wood crosses, very imposing and scary to the young girls who are going through puberty rites. (Yost said, " Mountain spirits dance representing super natural each of 4 nights puberty rites of Apache girls" on the LR with his signature, date, location.) So much energy in this piece that we almost think they will jump off the paper and continue in front of us! Yost spent a lot of time traveling throughout western N. America as an artist and art teacher, fascinated with Native American culture, individuals and rituals, was invited into closed and private ceremonies, events and pueblos that were off-limits & not accessible to the outside world, and allowed to capture, during events such as this, situations and people that were not usually recorded in any manner. This painting is one of the series of 30 pieces featured in his one-man show, 'Pow Wow' at the Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio in 1960; we have a copy of the show brochure to verify this. This strong, vibrant, and mesmerizing scene offers us wonderful insights into Native American lifestyles, cultures and the people, much of which was and is not permitted to record in any form except by unique individuals such as Yost. This powerful event continues to captivate anyone who views this terrific original artwork- it is as if we are there with him and these amazing dancers! FRED J. YOST, born in Switzerland but grew up in Canton, Ohio, studied at the famed Arts Student League, NYC, worked for the Wallstreet Journal, was a staff artist for the NY Herald, Sun and Post, was the artist in residence at the Butler Art Institute, the Canton Art Museum, Akron Art Museum, and Mt. Union College over decades, and in 1954 was the guest instructor at the Sioux City, S. Dakota Art Center, where he created two huge murals for the city hall and the arts center. His work is in the Sioux City Art Center & Museum, the Butler Art Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Rockefeller Center, NYC, PA. Academy of Fine Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and was past President of the Ohio Watercolor Society. He traveled extensively out West and into Mexico for decades, painting/sketching what he saw and loved, and did this series when he was in his sixties & seventies. An amazing artist with an unusual ability to capture the world around him so vividly and perfectly, such as these striking and colorful paintings of private Native American ceremonies not often seen. MEASURES: 28 inches X 44 inches (the blueish-purple artboard), art itself is 26 inches X 40 inches, signed LR by the artist, Fred J. Yost, 'The Devil Dance Apache, 1958, Flagstaff', and seen firsthand by Yost at the famous Pow Wow in July, 1958 there. 10,000 plus Native Americans from all over the US showed up for the July 4th weekend, networking, visiting and sharing information, dances, ceremonies, lifestyles, etc. with each other! An epic & amazing scene to have witnessed, certainly for an 'outsider', even more amazing that he was allowed to paint any of it! High energy, superb details and color really capture this moment in Native American history forever! This artwork has some old minor condition issues with surface smudges, some glue wrinkling, corner tears and repairs- it is, after all, over 65 years old- yet we feel the art is so spectacular and powerful that the minor issues fade away. This could be corrected by an art conservator, we were told, or left as found as it was all part of the artist's creation during one period. This is one of 30 works of art in Yost's one man show, "Pow Wow" at the Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio, in Jan, 1960. A copy of the show brochure will be included with this purchase. It is in good condition for its age, and a stunning work of art which gives us an insight into a world not often seen by the public, Apache tribal members in the midst of a very important ceremony at a well-known and documented Pow Wow many decades ago. A wonderful insight into a world not often viewed by the outside, captured perfectly by someone who respected their world and was able to show us honestly what that looked like in the 1950's. We pack your valuables with care for safety and security.

Price: 750 USD

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

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