ADVERTISING - Nizhonie Native American Fabrics - Bahah-Zhonie / Frank Austin For Sale

ADVERTISING - Nizhonie Native American Fabrics - Bahah-Zhonie / Frank Austin: Frank Austin (c. 1938–March 2, 2017), also called Bahah Zhonie (\"Happy Boy\" in Navajo), is a Navajo American painter and textile artist born in Tsegi Canyon, Arizona, under the Navajo Salt Clan. He has exhibited his work across the country and is known for his silkscreen designs and textile paintings. Some of his works are in the permanent collection of institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Austin\'s work included portraits, landscapes, and depictions of wildlife. He worked for a time under Lloyd H. New as a textile artist at Kiva Fashion-Creative. In 1970 he opened a textile business, Nizhonie Fabrics, in Cortez, Colorado, offering hand-printed textiles. This Advertising Postcard offered the following Key naming the numbered fabrics on the card\'s face:1. Water Maiden2. Female Karchina3. Shalako4. Rainbow Kachina5. Thunderbird6. Yai-Dai-Chai7. Dove Bird.This Photochromatic postcard is in good condition. Vic\'s Photos. Cortez, Colo. No. 138784.