Tribe/Community
Series TitleSurvival
Artist
Jaune Quick-to-see Smith
(Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation, 1940 - 2025)
Printer
Michael Sims
(American, 1944)
Publisher
Zanatta Editions
(American, founded 1989)
Date1996
MediumColor lithograph on Arches paper
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 24 5/8 inches (91.44 × 62.56 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Print Society in honor of Robert S. Everitt and the late Paulina Everitt
Object numberF96-20/2
Signedb. pencil: "2/50 Jne S Smith"
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DescriptionCenter: reddish-brown-outlined buff figure of standing rabbit superposed on black plan of St. Peter's; gray stencil letters, "Tribe" above, "Community" below. Around center, patches of drawn black strokes and protions of rabbits with words relating to wax casting. Rows of Indians and horses at top.: fish, buffalo, hands, trunks, and other forms at bottom.Gallery LabelJaune Quick-to-see Smith is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation, Montana. Her work addresses today's tribal politics, human rights and environmental issues with humor and insight. This lithograph compares the authenticity of tribal culture with dominant American commercial culture. The rabbit stands with hands on hips in front of an architectural blueprint, while behind him are images of Indian dancers and hunters. Mirroring these images at the bottom are commercial advertising graphics-clip art-of hands, buffaloes, travel trunks and models. Tribe/Community, like much of Smith's work, charts the delicate area between that which is sacred and traditional and that which is mundane.
Copyright©️ Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
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