A-side: G L A C I E R; B-side: Glacier National Park (Pendleton Park Series)

2013

American, born 1972

The great outdoors can serve as a foil for projecting numerous fantasies. Veltkamp's quilt centers on Glacier National Park, where ideals of heroic masculinity from pioneering days mix with contemporary tourist culture -- featuring bears, car-camping scenery, and John Deere logos. If the quilt is associated with cozy campfire memories, the reverse side represents a classic blanket made by Pendleton. The company uses designs that were inspired by indigenous blankets. With Side A and B, Veltkamp is juxtaposing competing histories and economies within the American landscape.

Fabric (artist Tony Sonnenberg’s Lucky brand jeans), batting, thread

42 x 80 in. (106.7 x 203.2 cm)

Gift of Matthew Offenbacher and Jennifer Nemhauser with funds from the 2013 Neddy Award in Painting

2015.2.4

Provenance: The artist; purchased from artist by Matthew Offenbacher, Seattle, March 2015

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Arts West Gallery, This is Not a Protest. It’s a Celebration! Apr. 17–June 7, 2014. Text by Sharon Arnold. No catalogue.

Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Rebel Rebel, Aug. 29, 2015–July 4, 2016. No catalogue.

Published ReferencesGraves, Jen. "The Most Unusual Art Gift Ever." The Stranger, May 6, 2015: reproduced.

Graves, Jen. "Not Even Artists Know How Art Museums Work." The Stranger Slog, May 12, 2015; reproduced.

Manitach, Amanda. “The Rebels Among Us.” City Arts, September 4, 2015.

Demetre, Jim. “Rebel Rebel at SAM to Run through December 13.” Seattle Magazine, December 2015.

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