Navajo artist Gerald Nailor paints Henry Chee Dodge, chairman of the Navajo Business Council and then the Navajo Tribal Council, into a mural in the Navajo Tribal Council House, on July 22, 1943.
Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Series: Photographs of Navajo Life in the Southwestern Region of the United States
File Unit: Arts and Crafts
Image description: Gerald Nailor smiles as he stands on scaffolding in front of a large mural. He is painting the face of Henry Chee Dodge, using a photograph tacked on the wall for reference. In the foreground are a bucket, jars, and paintbrushes.
Image description: Zoomed-in portion of the image showing Gerald Nailor from the waist up, and more detail on the face of Henry Chee Dodge.
Jerome Robbins, second from left, rehearsing the cast of the upcoming Broadway musical "West Side Story," July 22, 1957. Chita Rivera is beside Robbins at center.
Conservation Status- Data deficient (Data inadequate to determine a threat category)
Habitat- South America
Size (Weight/Length)- 35 cm
Diet- Grasses
Cool Facts- The tiny tuco-tuco is one of the smallest species of tuco-tuco and yet they are no less mighty. True to their name, while digging a burrow the tiny tuco-tuco makes a little ticking noise. They rarely ever leave their burrow outside of feeding. They burrow from grass patch to grass patch and only eat what is immediately outside their hole, never fully leaving their home. Very little is known about tiny tuco-tuco mating behavior as it all occurs underground. It is believed that some tiny tuco-tuco are more social than others, living in small communities rather than sticking it out solo. They are sadly seen as pests to farming despite being essential for directing rainwater underground through their tunnels.
Rating- 11/10 (Let’s be honest, rodents are adorable.)
La Mode illustrée, no. 29, 22 juillet 1923, Paris. Fig 1. — Cape en charmeuse ivoire, recouverte de crêpe georgette plissé; Pr. du patr. sur mes.: 4 fr. 75 port en plus. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney