A Not Exactly Straight Picture of Emma Lake
Date1973
Label TextWilliam T. Wiley offered his eccentric brand of wisdom—or “Wiz-dumb,” as he called it—in works that are dense with written and visual puns and doubletalk. In this major painting, the artist offers a nonfunctional map of Emma Lake Artists’ Workshops (affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan), where he taught in the summer that it was painted. The work is a window into an insider’s art world locale that in fact offers no insider information.
Object number2006.131
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture, June 21 - September 2, 2024.Credit LineGift of Byron R. Meyer, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions60 x 120 in. (152.4 x 304.8cm)
MediumOil and graphite on canvas
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