About The Artist:
J.D. Roybal
J.D. Roybal, whose first name was José, and whose Tewa name was Oquwa (Rain God), was a well-known Native American painter from San Ildefonso Pueblo. He was born on November 7, 1922 at San Ildefonso, the son of Tonita and Juan Cruz Roybal, and the nephew of two popular Pueblo artists, Alfonso Roybal and Awa Tsireh, the latter of whom taught him the traditional style of Pueblo painting. J.D.’s paintings focused on dance ceremonies of...
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About The Medium:
Lithograph
A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.