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Rick E. Bartow

Crow Dance, 1988

Description

Maker

  • Rick E. Bartow, 1946 - 2016, American (Mad River Band Wiyot)
  • Robert Franklin, printer

Title

Crow Dance

Year

1988

Medium

Color offset lithograph

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 76.5 x 58.1 cm (30 1/8 x 22 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed on recto in graphite LL: Crow Dance; Inscribed on recto in graphite C: 24/100; Inscribed on recto in graphite LR: Bartow 88; Brandywine blind stamp in LL corner;

Identification

Edition

24/100

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Object Number

2014.66.7

About

Although the crow’s head is immediately apparent in this image, a closer inspection reveals a human face looking toward the viewer. Bartow often combined the male figure and the crow in his work; the man typically represents the artist, and the crow illustrates the spiritual force of his Indigenous ancestors. This composite figure seems to represent a transformation, with the energetic mark-making suggesting the urgency of Bartow’s larger exploration of identity and his place in the world.

24/100

Inscribed on recto in graphite LL: Crow Dance; Inscribed on recto in graphite C: 24/100; Inscribed on recto in graphite LR: Bartow 88; Brandywine blind stamp in LL corner;

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