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Painting of a feast day crowd under a canopy beside adobe houses and a church with a cross, set against angular hills in bold colors.

Feast Day: San Juan Pueblo

A crowd of figures in bright, layered clothing gathers beneath a canopy of branches and cloth at the left, while adobe houses and a church with a cross stand against angular, faceted hills. Bold outlines and vivid color blocks give the scene a modernist, flattened energy.

Artist
William Penhallow Henderson
Date
ca. 1921
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2999 × 2183 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1926).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Día de fiesta: Pueblo San Juan

Un grupo de figuras con ropa colorida y superpuesta se reúne bajo un toldo de ramas y tela a la izquierda, mientras casas de adobe y una iglesia con cruz se alzan contra colinas angulares y facetadas. Contornos marcados y bloques de color vivo dan a la escena una energía modernista y plana.

Português: Dia de festa: Pueblo San Juan

Um grupo de figuras em roupas coloridas e sobrepostas reúne-se sob um dossel de galhos e tecido à esquerda, enquanto casas de adobe e uma igreja com cruz se erguem contra colinas angulosas e facetadas. Contornos marcados e blocos de cor vibrante dão à cena uma energia modernista e achatada.