Paintings

Allan Houser started painting with tempera, then moved to watercolor and gouache to casein and acrylic. He excelled at portraits and depictions of Apache ceremonies—dances, hunts, and quiet, contemplative scenes of individuals close-up and in repose. His paintings remained narrative in later years, but expanded their subjects to include portrayals of other tribal groups, including the Navajo and Plains tribes.

• Ghan Dancers

  1934, tempera on board
• Apache Back and Forth Dance

  1937, tempera on paper
• Apache Kid

  1940, tempera on canvas
• Apache Baby Burial

  1948, tempera on paper
• Ill Fated War Party’s Return

  1950, tempera on paper
• Fresh Trail Apache War Party

  1952, tempera
• Apache Crown Dance

  1953, casein
• Herding Sheep

  1953, casein on paper
• Blue Canyon Horse

  1954, tempera book illustraion
• Horses - Fence

  1959, watercolor
• Untitled (Thunderstorm)

  watercolor
• Untitled (Tree in Landscape)

  watercolor
• Dust Devils

  1961, tempera
• San Xavier del Bac

  1961, tempera
• Untitled

  1965, gouache
• Five 49ers

  1970, acrylic on canvas
• Dos Equis

  1975, acrylic on canvas
• Apache Drummer

  1976, acrylic on canvas