The 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka
Date2005
Maker
Amrita Das
Indian
Label TextPainting in the Mithila style of art, an Indigenous art form from India, Amrita Das captures the devastating moment when the Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 (off Northern Sumatra) caused a devastating tsunami in Sri Lanka. The rolling waves sweep up trees, livestock, and individuals. In the middle, a dense crowd will soon be engulfed by the crashing waves of water.
Object number2021.32.19
ProvenanceThe artist or Mithila Art Institute; purchased by Ethnic Arts Foundation, Berkeley, California, 1977-2014; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2021
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Our Blue Planet: Global Visions of Water, Mar. 18 - May 30, 2022.Published ReferencesSzanton, David L. and Malini Bakshi. Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form. San Francisco: Ethnic Arts Foundation, 2007.Credit LineGift of David Szanton on behalf of the Ethnic Arts Foundation
DimensionsPainting: 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2cm)
Frame: 26 x 34 in. (66 x 86.4 cm)
MediumAcrylic paint, paper
Krishna Kant Jha
2014
Object number: 2021.32.25
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