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Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie

Idelia, 1995 (printed 1997)

Description

Maker

  • Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, b. 1954, American

Title

Idelia

Year

1995 (printed 1997)

Medium

Color inkjet print

Dimensions

Image: 24.1 x 19.1 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Work on Paper

Credit

Gift from the Roy and Elizabeth Zimmerman Collection

Object Number

2014.43.19

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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July 31, 2015 - January 10, 2016

The subject of this work was borrowed from a found photograph—in this case, a portrait commissioned by the sitter. During the 19th century, Native Americans sometimes hired photographers to produce postcard-sized portraits in which they carefully selected their clothing and pose, comprising a rare opportunity to control the way they were presented and perceived publicly. A member of the Bear and Raccoon Clan of the Seminole and Muskogee Nation, Tsinhnahjinnie felt a deep resonance with their deliberate attempts to commemorate and preserve their native identity. In the series to which this work belongs, she digitally manipulated vintage portraits to add abstract elements and forms that lend a sense of gravity and universality.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Idelia with the accession number of 2014.43.19. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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