Art historian Patrica Trenton wrote, “Her portrayals of the Blackfeet chiefs, tribal members, and medicine men earned her the name ‘Anna-Tar-Kee’ (beautiful woman in spirit) and adoption into the tribe. Leighton spoke with high regard and affectionate understanding of her Native American friends: ‘I am trying to put on canvas the nobility of the old Indian as I see him, the beauty of colour, the dignity of tradition and the fundamental beliefs of our first American people.… I have painted all of the Blackfeet Indians in the colours of the sacred paints they use on their faces; you will notice their hands are usually a different colour.’”

Additional Resources

• Kathryn Leighton’s Past Results
• View Condition Report

Condition ReportSurface is in good condition. Faint hairline cracks in paint on the Indian’s pant leg near right arm. Small spot of inpainting under Indian’s chin.

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