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The Terra's collection contains works of art by several individuals who had close professional ties to Chicago, whether by maintaining a studio in the area, belonging to local artists' organizations, or sending work to local exhibitions such as the annual Artists of Chicago and Vicinity at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Walter Ufer
Date: 1923
Credit Line: Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection
Object number: 1992.174
Text Entries: Walter Ufer's penchant for depicting realist and socially conscious images of southwestern Native Americans is exemplified in this monumental painting. Ufer portrayed with equal importance the Indians' laborious endeavor of baking bricks for their five hundred-year-old community and the magnificent Taos landscape.