Verbal Description: Raven Chacon’s For Zitkála-Šá series

Raven Chacon’s For Zitkála-Šá series (2017–20) is composed of 13 lithographs that measure 11 × 8 ½ in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm) each. For Zitkála-Šá is a series of thirteen graphic scores for a solo performer. Each composition is dedicated to an American Indian or First Nations woman working in the field of contemporary music performance, composition, or sound art. This visual description is for the work in the series: For Buffy Sainte-Marie.

The paper of this print by Raven Chacon is a cream color. A little off center and surrounded by the cream-colored space of the paper are 6 zig zag lines. The lines are black, thin and delicate. They are arranged on a diagonal that angles down to the left. There is space above and below the lines. The first 3 zig zag lines are equally spaced above each other and the zig zags resemble 3 steps. There is a gap and the 3 lines continue though they are longer in length - one can count 5 steps made by the zig zags. The lines appear to float within the emptiness of the paper.

In the upper right corner, there is text that looks handwritten. The text reads as follows: For Buffy Sainte-Marie. The letters are small, all are capitalized and their color is a transparent  reddish brown that fades into the cream-colored paper. The words hug the top right corner of the paper.