Santa Fe, New Mexico (AP)
The state Department of Cultural Affairs has received a gift of artworks valued at $1 million that includes a famed acrylic on canvas by renowned Navajo painter Tony Abeyta.
The Abeyta work, “Father Sky Mother Earth,” is part of the 171-piece donation announced Feb. 8 by Cultural Affairs Secretary Stuart Ashman. The gift came from former Santa Fe residents Edith and Ernest Schwartz.
The state Department of Cultural Affairs has received a gift of artworks valued at $1 million that includes a famed acrylic on canvas by renowned Navajo painter Tony Abeyta.
The Abeyta work, “Father Sky Mother Earth,” is part of the 171-piece donation announced Feb. 8 by Cultural Affairs Secretary Stuart Ashman. The gift came from former Santa Fe residents Edith and Ernest Schwartz.