Blue Heron
Date1986
Maker
George Hunt Jr.
First Nations, Kwakwaka'wakw, born 1958
Label TextBlue Heron was part of a series of prints created by Hunt as precursors to his designs for paintings on drums. Hunt’s drums, among the most admired and collected of the instrument genre, are multimedia sculptures. The drum form is meticulously fabricated from wood and deer hide, and the drum head is emblazoned with complex designs. In the case of bird drums, the body of the bird is stylized on the surface while a sculpted wooden piece serves as the head, complete with inlays and feather attachments.
Object number2018.29.76
Provenance[Pacific Editions Limited, Victoria, British Columbia]; purchased by Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 4, 2005
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Avian Avatars: Birds in Northwest Coast Prints from the Colwell Collection, Dec. 15, 2021 - June 12, 2022.Credit LineGift of R. Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell
DimensionsSheet: 19 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (48.9 x 52.1 cm)
Image: 18 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. (46.4 x 49.2 cm)
MediumSilkscreen on Arches cover white rag paper
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