The Briar Patch

Art

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Exhibit Envoy

Name/Title

The Briar Patch

Entry/Object ID

MMP.22

Description

Woodcut, Akua ink

Collection

C.N. Gorman Museum, UC Davis

Made/Created

Artist

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

Date made

2015

Dimensions

Height

34 in

Width

12 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 The Briar Patch, 2015 Woodcut and Akua ink Collection of the C.N. Gorman Museum, UC Davis. Gift of the artist. “Brer Rabbit is a trickster, who insisted that he should not be thrown in the Briar Patch—but then the Briar Patch turned out to be his favorite place. We each have a Briar Patch in our lives. Brer Rabbit stories were taken from Native American trickster stories, though African Americans claim him too.“ – Jaune Quick-to-See Smith