Style of midcentury art on ashtray

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  1. MML

    MML Well-Known Member

    Hi there, how would you describe the design on this ashtray? Made in Arizona, called Legendware. I can't find another like it. Thank you!
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    MML, Mar 27, 2023
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I'd call it "Tribal." Others may have a better/another idea.

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    Debora, Mar 27, 2023
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  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    It looks Central or South American to me.
     
    moreotherstuff, Mar 27, 2023
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  4. MML

    MML Well-Known Member

    Thank you both!
     
    MML, Mar 27, 2023
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    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Roaring20s, Mar 27, 2023
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    Debora Well-Known Member

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  7. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    This has nothing to do with Norval Morrisseau.
     
    moreotherstuff, Mar 27, 2023
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  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    According to internet, Valenty Zaharek was a Sedona-based artist.

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  9. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    I really do need to read the posts.

    Sedona Arizona... there's a song in there.
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  11. MML

    MML Well-Known Member

    You are so good at finding information, thanks again everyone.
     
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  12. Rclinftl

    Rclinftl Well-Known Member

    Native American

    Valenty Zaharek was born and raised in Crivitz, WI, where he learned his art. A World War II veteran, he contracted polio and moved to Sedona, Arizona in 1951 where he owned and operated Montezuma Arts and Crafts and began construction on "Pecos West". The figures and landscape are carved from pine, redwood, burl oak, and aspen. He first displayed the completed cyclorama at the New Mexico State Fair and at various Navajo Tribal Fairs in the late 1960s. After his death in 1979, the cyclorama was owned by his cousin and then sold or auctioned to other museums.
     
    Rclinftl, Mar 28, 2023
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  13. MML

    MML Well-Known Member

    Thank you Rclinftl for that info!
     
    MML, Mar 29, 2023
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