Fixing the Hole in the Sky

Artist Jaune Quick-to-see Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation, 1940 - 2025)

Printer The Lawrence Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1979)

Date2000

MediumLithograph on Somerset antique paper

DimensionsImage: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (29.21 × 21.59 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund and the Andrew Atterbury and Gwen Prentice Fund

Object number2024.9.171

Edition/State/ProofPP

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DescriptionOne large and two smaller abstract human figures hold up a blue spiral. The one in the foreground has a triangular head with a black and white spot in the forehead; he holds up both arms. The figure on the right, seen in profile facing left, also holds up both arms. The figure on the left, seen in profile facing right, holds a long stick to prop up the spiral. Other small, pale figures in the background also support the spiral with long sticks. Patches of blue are reflected on the grey ground.Provenance

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