Crow Dance

Crow Dance

2014
Artist
Rick Bartow, Wiyot, 1946-2016
Born: Newport, OR
Work Locations: South Beach, OR
Culture
Wiyot
Country
United States
Object
painting
Medium
Acrylic paint and graphite on unstretched canvas
Accession Number
2018.606
Credit Line
Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.

Rick Bartow (Wiyot), Crow Dance, 2014. Acrylic paint and graphite on unstretched canvas; 73 x 96 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D., 2018.606. © Rick Bartow

 

Dimensions
height: 73 in, 185.4200 cm; width: 96 in, 243.8400 cm
Inscription
Signed BLC "Bartow 014"
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view

Rick Bartow drew inspiration from his Wiyot ancestry and was influenced by contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Fritz Scholder. In this painting, Bartow combines a human form with a crow in a state of transformation. Metamorphosis or transformation are central themes in Bartow’s work, which is reflected in his painting technique. The overlapping human and animal forms were achieved through repeated application, removal, and smudging of acrylic paints and graphite.

 

Known Provenance
Created by the artist, 2014; (Froelick Gallery), Portland, OR, 2014-2018; Purchased by Loren G. Lipson M.D. (1944-2018), South Pasadena, CA, 2018; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2018.
Exhibition History
  • “Stampede: Animals in Art” — Denver Art Museum, 9/10/2017

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