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ProvenanceSteve Browm, Seattle, Washington
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.297.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 355.
Artist
Joe David
(b. 1946, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka))
Mask
Datec. 1979
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 7 5/8 × 4 in. (22.9 × 19.4 × 10.2 cm)
Object numberT0525
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextJoe David, a Nootka artist from Vancouver Island, carved this mask in the style of the Tlingit who live in southeastern Alaska. His exploration of the Tlingit aesthetic is fully realized in the subtle three-dimensional modeling. The influence of cross-Northwest Coast styles is becoming increasingly important in the work of contemporary artists.ProvenanceSteve Browm, Seattle, Washington
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.297.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 355.
On View
Not on viewc. 1900
