Father Sky, David V. Lee

Artwork Overview

Cultural affiliations: Diné (Navajo)
1948–1996
Father Sky, late 1900s
Where object was made: New Mexico, United States
Material/technique: pigment; wood; sand
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 30.5 x 15 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 1/2 x 5 7/8 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 16 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 1 1/2 in
Credit line: Gift of Forrest E. Jones
Accession number: 2007.5824
On display: Michaelis Gallery

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Images

Label texts

Empowerment
Artist David Lee inscribed on the back of Mother Earth: “From the bosom of Mother Earth radiates the life giving energy of the sun, bringing fertility to the womb of Mother Earth, from whence springs the seeds of all living things. / Sands are natural colored rocks (ground).” By using rocks to create the sands for his paintings, Lee maintains a direct connection between the natural, artistic, and spiritual realms.
Empowerment
Artist David Lee inscribed on the back of Mother Earth: “From the bosom of Mother Earth radiates the life giving energy of the sun, bringing fertility to the womb of Mother Earth, from whence springs the seeds of all living things. / Sands are natural colored rocks (ground).” By using rocks to create the sands for his paintings, Lee maintains a direct connection between the natural, artistic, and spiritual realms.

Exhibitions

Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2021