Untitled Portrait

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Name/Title

Untitled Portrait

Entry/Object ID

2020.0017

Type of Painting

Canvas

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Velvet

Made/Created

Artist

ShipShee, Louis

Date made

1960 - 1969

Dimensions

Height

27-1/4 in

Width

20 in

Dimension Notes

69.215 x 50.8 cm

Dimension Description

Frame dimensions

Height

28-3/4 in

Width

22 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

"Perspectives from the Plains," 2025 This portrait speaks to Native American history in Kansas. Before being colonized and forced off of their land, different tribes lived in the area that is now Kansas. The painting shows a traditional subject in a new light by using neon colors, which are not commonly associated with Native American art. I love this portrait. I love anything that celebrates or showcases Native imagery. --Yaressi Cervantes-Rodriguez, WU student