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Native Beauty -"The Promise" by Lee Bogle.
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$49.00
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| Native Beauty -"The Promise" by Lee Bogle. First in the series.
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Native Beauty -"The Promise" by Lee Bogle. First in the series. Bradford Exchange, 1994. Plate size approx 8 inches. Suggested retail $70.00
She has lived here all her life. Columbus, on encountering her forebears, called them "Indians" the mistaken belief that he had discovered the distant Indies; he also described them as people "of very handsome bodies and fine faces." The woman in artist Lee Bogle's "The Promise"—although quite possibly a Native American of the twentieth century—is indeed as beautiful of body and face as her ancestors were found to be.
The muted earth tones of her land surround her like a halo. Her eyes closed, her face lifted heavenward, she is lost in an unfathomable reverie. Adorned with the feathers of pheasant, swan, and loon, she renews the rituals of her people with devotion and joy. Her elders have taught her that bird feathers will put her in touch with the heavenly spirits.
Is it any wonder, then, that this inspired portrait glows with such physical and spiritual power? Re-created in full color from one of the artist's long sold-out and much admired limited-edition prints, "The Promise" is both a respectful tribute to the beauty of Native America, and a work of art you will be proud to own.
The creation of the fine collector's plate you have just acquired and whose authenticity is certified by this document is the result of work by an international cadre of skilled artisans. After the plate art was created in the United States, a fine ceramic transfer, incorporating pigments carefully chosen to faithfully re-create the vibrant beauty of the artist's original, was created in France and Germany and pennanently fired into the fine Japanese porcelain plate body at more than 1,460° Fahrenheit by talented craftsmen and craftswomen in the United States.
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