Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Saguaro
1991

A colorful mixed-media artwork featuring abstract shapes, scribbles, and text elements. The composition includes a variety of forms and colors, such as a black cactus-like figure labeled "SAGUARO," a pink circular scribble, and a dragonfly with text on its wings. The word "AIR" is prominent in the upper right, with a handprint nearby. Text on the dragonfly's wings reads, "THE AIR IS PRECIOUS TO THE RED MAN FOR ALL THINGS BREATHE THE SAME AIR- THE ANIMALS THE TREES THE HUMANS. C.S. 1854." The piece has a playful and spontaneous feel, with elements that seem to float on the white background.
A colorful mixed-media artwork featuring abstract shapes, scribbles, and text elements. The composition includes a variety of forms and colors, such as a black cactus-like figure labeled "SAGUARO," a pink circular scribble, and a dragonfly with text on its wings. The word "AIR" is prominent in the upper right, with a handprint nearby. Text on the dragonfly's wings reads, "THE AIR IS PRECIOUS TO THE RED MAN FOR ALL THINGS BREATHE THE SAME AIR- THE ANIMALS THE TREES THE HUMANS. C.S. 1854." The piece has a playful and spontaneous feel, with elements that seem to float on the white background.

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Date
1991

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Oil, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, graphite pencil, oil stick on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 29 1/2 × 41 1/2in. (74.9 × 105.4 cm)

Accession number
2008.139

Series
"Chief Seattle [Sealth] Series"

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Altria Group, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy the artist and the Garth Greenan Gallery, New York

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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
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