untitled

Emmi Whitehorse, artist

Cultural affiliations: Diné (Navajo)

born 1957

Landfall Press, publisher

active 1970–2004

Jack Lemon, printer

circa 1935

Sarah Pavlus, assistant printer

untitled, 2001

Where object was made: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Material/technique: color lithograph

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 659 x 508 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 659 x 508 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 15/16 x 20 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 36 x 30 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 2001.0204.09

Not on display

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Bold Women

Diné artist Emmi Whitehorse says that the colors she uses in her work come from the palette of her grandmother’s weavings, which are also the hues of the land she inhabits. She writes: “I have chosen to focus on nature, on landscape. My paintings tell the story of knowing land over time—of being completely, micro-cosmically within a place. They are purposefully meditative and meant to be seen slowly. The intricate language of symbols refers to specific plants, people, and experiences.”

Exhibition Label: "American Indian Art at the Spencer Museum," 6-Sep-2003 to 19-Oct-2003, Andrea Norris The abstraction of Emmi Whitehorse’s delicate lithograph is similar to that of the more robustly colored painting also in this gallery. The paper on which this image is printed is thin and nearly transparent..