First American Art : The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by Bruce Bernstein and Gerald McMaster, Book, copyright 2004 23026 the Navajo favored the commercial

the Navajo favored the commercial yarns originating from mills in the area of Germantown

and crayon on canvas

And as a token of his gratitude

Titled and signed on reverse

Composition in varying shades of brown

First American Art : The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by Bruce Bernstein and Gerald McMaster, Book, copyright 2004 23026 the Navajo favored the commercialFirst American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art is a landmark publication documenting one of the finest private collections of Native American art ever assembled. Published in conjunction with the groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, this richly illustrated volume presents more than 200 masterworks representing the artistic traditions of Indigenous peoples