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The Joy of Collecting: The Strishock Print Collection

Ewing, Louie

Louie Ewing (1908-1983) was a printmaker, illustrator, and ceramicist. He received his training in art at Santa Maria School for Art. Ewing was involved with the federal government's art programs and the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930s and early 1940s.

Resource Cited:
Smithsonian Archives of American Art
http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-louie-h-ewing-11978

Images

Canyon de Chelley - Near Gallup - N. M.

Screen print entitled "Canyon de Chelley - Near Gallup - N. M." by Louie Ewing. The item depicts a canyon valley with a woman letting her sheep drink from a stream. Ewing, Louie - silk screen "Canyon de Chelley" - near Gallup, New Mexico Silk screen print by Louie Ewing 1031 San Acacio Santa Fe New Mexico

Katchina

Description: Screen print entitled "Katchina" by Louie Ewing. The color screen print depicts a figure in some kind of Native American dress with an animalistic head. There are large feathers attached to the back of the head. Ewing, Louie - silk screen "Katchina"