Untitled Image of a Painted Shield with Feathers

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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Confederated Salish Flathead Artist

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith is a contemporary Native American artist whose work is a visual commentary on the past and present conditions of Native people in American society. She uses a variety of media to present emotional images portraying the Indian experience; the consequences of negative stereotypes being juxtaposed against images of continuing strength and courage.

 

This lithograph presents a long-used traditional item of many Native American tribesa war shield.  The design on the upper right is a pictograph image of unknown description and that on the lower left is a bird in flight.  Feathers are suspended from the bottom edges of the shield.

 

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (1940- ) signatureThe lithograph is signed in lower right but no date is indicated.  It is numbered in lower left Printers Proof copy.

 

Condition:  appears to be in original condition

Recommended Reading: The Sweet Grass Lives On: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists by Jamake Highwater

Provenance: from a gentleman in Albuquerque

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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Confederated Salish Flathead Artist
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