History is Painted by the Victors

History is Painted by the Victors

2013
Artist
Kent Monkman, Swampy Cree, Fisher River First Nation, b. 1965
Born: Ontario
Work Locations: Toronto, ON
Culture
Swampy Cree | Fisher River First Nation
Country
Canada
Object
painting
Medium
Acrylic paint on canvas
Accession Number
2016.288
Credit Line
Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum

Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation), History is Painted by the Victors, 2013. Acrylic paint on canvas; 72 x 113¼ x 1½ in. Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum, 2016.288. © Kent Monkman

Dimensions
height: 72 in, 182.8800 cm; width: 113 1/4 in, 287.6550 cm; depth: 1 1/2 in, 3.8100 cm; frame height: 83 1/4 in, 211.4550 cm; frame width: 124 1/2 in, 316.2300 cm; frame depth: 4 3/4 in, 12.0650 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Created by the artist, 2013; Purchased from the artist by Vicki and Kent Logan, 2013-2016; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2016.
Exhibition History
  • "Sovereign: Independent Voices"—Denver Art Museum, 9/15/2013 - 8/17/2015
  • "Contemporary Perspectives on the Battle of Little Bighorn"—Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA, 2/24/2016 - 6/13/2016
  • "California: The Art of Water"—Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA, 7/13/2016 - 11/28/2016