Barnacle
Date 1977
Maker
Arthur Thompson (Tsa Qwa Supp)
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, 1948 - 2003
Label TextArt Thompson trained in Commercial Art at Camosan College, but it was his study and revitalization of traditional Nuu-chah-nulth style that became the hallmark of his art. Drawing upon a traditional graphic mode seen in painted sculpture, Thompson unites curvilinear forms with hard-edge geometric forms in the rendering of the humble barnacle here.
Object number2018.29.139
Provenance[Pacific Editions Limited, Victoria, British Columbia]; purchased by Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell, Seattle, Washington, Nov. 5, 2004
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, INKED! Northwest Coast Silkscreen Prints from the Colwell Collection, Mar. 5 - Dec. 12, 2021.Credit LineGift of R. Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell
Dimensions26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm)
MediumSilkscreen
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