JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH
Trade Canoe: A Western Fantasy
Date: 2015
Edition: 33/40
Dimensions: 21” x 30” (unframed)
Medium: Six-color lithograph on paper
Condition: Overall excellent
Provenance:
– Artist
– Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
– Trotta-Bono, Los Angeles, CA
Illustrated: Gibson, Jeffrey, and Jenelle Porter. An Indigenous Present. BIG NDN Press and DelMonico Books, 2023.
Notes: Trade canoes are a common motif in Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s work. In this work titled Trade Canoe: A Western Fantasy, Smith depicts a large canoe overflowing with symbolic figures on an imaginative journey. A strong example of Smith’s bold and provocative style, there are many characters to pay attention to - both iconic and satirical. This edition was printed by Landfall Press in Santa Fe, New Mexico and published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
