Print of black outlines and silhouettes of figures, symbols, and animals against a round yellow shape against a white background. An outline of a bear walking rightwards occupies the center.
Print of black outlines and silhouettes of figures, symbols, and animals against a round yellow shape against a white background. An outline of a bear walking rightwards occupies the center.
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Sticky Mouth

Maker

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Native American, b. 1940)

Title

Sticky Mouth

Year

1997

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 54.6 x 48.2 cm (21 1/2 x 19 inches) (irregular)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in graphite, recto LL: 34/40; Inscribed in graphite, recto LR: Jaune Smith; Inscribed in graphite, verso LL: JQTS-94-5A

Identification

Edition

34/40

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2014.9.3

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

When she was a child, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith carried around pictures of animals that her father had drawn for her. Sticky Mouth, the literal translation of the Blackfeet word for bear, incorporates petroglyphs, animals, plants, human figures, and color. The fusion of these elements animates this work. Smith’s cultural and cosmic perception of being(s) in and of nature is imbued with spiritual power and significance.

—Larissa Nez (Brown MA 2022, Public Humanities)

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Tombstone

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Native American, b. 1940)
Sticky Mouth, 1997
Color lithograph on paper
Image: 54.6 x 48.2 cm (21 1/2 x 19 inches) (irregular)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2014.9.3

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