Johnson Antonio Navajo Folk Art
Johnson Antonio is a latecomer to the art world. Now in his late seventies, he was not compelled to carve until in his fifties after a long career laying steel track for the Union Pacific Railroad. Starting in 1951, they would pick him up by bus at the Tsaya Trading Post in the spring and not bring him home until the fall. In fact, while working for the railroad, Johnson met and married his wife, Lorena Henry, via a correspondence relationship.
A Giant Yei Navajo Carving - Johnson Antonio (#013)
Navajo Folk Art $1,750.00
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Hereford Bull Resting - Johnson Antonio (#012)
Navajo Folk Art $475.00
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May September Romance - Johnson Antonio (#011)
Navajo Folk Art $875.00
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He Knows His Ways - Johnson Antonio (#010)
Navajo Folk Art $500.00
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He Is Not So Sure - Johnson Antonio (#09)
Navajo Folk Art $875.00
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Blue Polka Dot Shirt - Johnson Antonio (#08)
Navajo Folk Art $500.00
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In 1974, Johnson grew tired of railroad work and decided it was time to stay home. Returning to his home in the Bisti, he yearned for a more traditional life, driving a wagon and herding his own sheep and goats.
In the early 1980’s, Johnson was compelled to start carving. On a whim, he gathered cottonwood from a wash in nearby Farmington. Using an axe to rough out the pieces, refining features with a pocket knife and painting with watercolors and dleesh; he created his early figures in the hope that someone would be interested in purchasing his Navajo people.
Today, he experiences great satisfaction in creating what he knows best, Navajo men and women and the animals for which they care. His work is collected internationally and resides in the permanent collections of the American Folk Art Museum in New York, the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. and the International Museum of Folk Art in Santa Fe.
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