Little is known about The Hopi Snake Dancers, only that it was donated to the Museum in 1984 and arrived rolled up and in a delicate state. A conservation and treatment proposal report from 1999, however, relays some important information about the painting’s condition. Among the findings, was that a previous, unnamed conservator stabilized the fragile painting by covering it with a thin layer of tissue and rabbit skin glue, all of which is removable. This protective measure was necessary considering the paint was unstable and flaking off the surface. An estimated 10% of the painting has been lost due to handling and water damage. Water stains and large areas of paint loss, mostly in the lower half, are most evident on the back of the canvas. The back of the painting also shows how the older, fragile canvas has been re-stretched and adhered to newer linen in order to restore some of its proper shape. While photographs do not exist of the painting’s original appearance, closer inspection reveals some details of the composition. Running along the upper portion of the painting are the silhouettes of a stepped mountain or plateau and a group of people. Faint representations of feathered headdresses on the bodies of 4 dancers can also be distinguished near the lower center of the painting. More difficult to see, in the lower left quadrant of the canvas, is the image of a horse.
Handwritten Letter from F.L. to Mrs. Hope Henderson
10in. x 6 1/2in. (3 pages) 7in. x 6in.(1 page)
Lungren, Fernand b. United States, 1857-1932
Room interior with Native American artifacts
Gelatin silver print of a room interior with Native American rugs on floor; baskets and spears on walls.
Bust image of a female facing right
Gelatin silver print of a female; torso image of her facing right
Fernand Lungren in coat and tie
Gelatin silver print of an elderly Fernand Lungren; he is dressed in a coat with tie and is positioned against what appears to be one of his paintings.
Gelatin silver print of a room interior; Native American rugs on floor; baskets, spears and dress mounted on the walls.
Gelatin silver print of the Lungrens in a rowboat on the Colorado River.
A Surveyor's Landmark, Grand Canyon
Gelatin silver print of a figure standing atop a rock formation at the Grand Canyon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lungren on Bass Trail
Gelatin silver print of Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Lungren walking down Bass Trail.
Gelatin silver print on a stationery card of Fernand Lungren standing facing left; along the bottom is name of photographer in embossed gold.
Seated portrait of Fernand Lungren
Gelatin silver print of Fernand Lungren; seated portrait of Lungren wearing a suit with a pocket watch.
Fernand Lungren seated in a chair, smoking
Gelatin silver print of Fernand Lungren; side view of him seated in a rattan chair smoking a cigarette; full view of a painting behind him.
Fernand Lungren seated smoking a cigarette
Gelatin silver print of Fernand Lungren seated in a rattan chair smoking a cigarette; his hand is somewhat blurred; full image of a painting in the background.
Gelatin silver print of Fernand Lungren seated in a rattan chair smoking a cigarette.
Fernand Lungren at the Grand Canyon
Gelatin silver print of Fernand Lungren at the Grand Canyon; Lungren positioned in a boat at right.
Gelatin silver print of Fernand Lungren drawing/painting on an easel; he has a cigarette in his mouth and is dressed in a suit and tie.
Lungren's Studio with fireplace and Santa Clara Pot
floor to ceiling picture of fireplace and its decorations
Lungren's Mission Canyon Studio
floor to ceiling photo of corner - furniture with Indian artifacts
Corner of Lungren's Studio with fireplace and Indian artifacts
wide picture of door/fireplace and indian artifacts
Fernand Lungren in London with Arm of the Law
man with palette and brush in front of carriage painting
Henrietta Lungren on Bass Trail, Grand Canyon
woman in hat on dokey coming down a hill
three men sitting at a campsite; unfinished
Henrietta Lungren at the Grand Canyon
sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Bank of Nile: Boats, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 8 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Dipping Water, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 10 x 8 1/4 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Sook-El-Selah, Cairo, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Old House, Cairo, from the Egyptian Series
Assiut Bazaar, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
verso: Spectators: Isle of Elephanta: recto: Wife of the Rais;
"Rais [sic Resi] Selim," from the Egyptian Series
Small Street Near Citadel, Cairo, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Bank of the Nile, from the Egyptian Series
Fishermen, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Study of Women # 2, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches; mat: 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
In the Bazaar, from the Egyptian Series
recto: Study of Man verso: Study of Standing Figure and Head
Bedrashen, from the Egyptian Series
El Bab, Kalabsha, Nubia, from the Egyptian Series
Study of Women # 1, from the Egyptian Series
recto: Errosions; verso: Med' Ali, Sudan
Tempermentals, from the Egyptian Series
sheet: 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 14 x 12 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 15 x 11 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 18 x 12 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 inches; mat: 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
sheet: 19 x 13 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 13 x 8 1/4 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 9 x 5 1/2 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 8 x 5 inches; mat: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
sheet: 5 1/2 x 9 inches; mat: 14 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches
Study of Head, Snake Dancer # 1