Barton Wright and Clifford Bahnimptewa

Barton Wright (1920-2011), an American author and artist born in Bisbee, Arizona, was the foremost authority on Hopi kachinas, producing over 20 books including the award-winning Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary (with Clifford Bahnimptewa), Clowns of the Hopi, and Hopi Kachinas: The Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls, and serving on the editorial board of American Indian Art magazine.Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, MessierAZ; Clifford Bahnimptewa (1938-1984), a Hopi artist from Old Oraibi Third Mesa, illustrated Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary with 237 detailed Katsina paintings and was posthumously named one of the greatest Native American artists by American Indian Art Magazine in 1995.Adobe Gallery