Speaking the Enemy's Language

Name/Title

Speaking the Enemy's Language

Entry/Object ID

MMP.33

Description

Woodcut, Akua Ink

Collection

C.N. Gorman Museum, UC Davis

Made/Created

Artist

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Date made

2015

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

11 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Framed

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Salish/Kootenai, b. 1940 Speaking the Enemy’s Language, 2015 Woodcut and Akua ink Collection of the C.N. Gorman Museum, UC Davis. Gift of the artist. “Colonialism always demands that the oppressed speak the conquerors’ language, but that doesn’t guarantee that the oppressed will understand it, nor the culture of the conquerors either. Euro-Americans have not learned much about working with tribal people in this country, and are failing again to understand the tribes in the Middle East.” – Jaune Quick-to-See Smith