Mystery of the Yellow Bison

Painting

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The painting depicts a serene landscape with a vast, expansive sky filled with wispy clouds above distant purple mountains. In the foreground, vibrant yellow and orange bushes stand amidst lush green fields, interspersed with tall, dark evergreen trees that create a striking contrast.

The painting depicts a serene landscape with a vast, expansive sky filled with wispy clouds above distant purple mountains. In the foreground, vibrant yellow and orange bushes stand amidst lush green fields, interspersed with tall, dark evergreen trees that create a striking contrast.

Name/Title

Mystery of the Yellow Bison

Entry/Object ID

2008.7.2

Description

Yellow bison grazing in a green field with vast blue sky rising above.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic

Category

Alumni Artist, Landscape, Plants and Nature, Indigenous, On-Display at Calvin University
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Elmer Yazzie

Date made

2004

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

12 in

Width

16 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

17-1/4 in

Width

21-1/4 in

General Notes

Note

While living in Montana, I had the opportunity to visit Crow, Blackfeet, Northern Cheyenne and Gros Ventre Indians. Many of them remember the old ways. My empathy for their loss of the bison touched me. I began to see the bison in the trees. I have done several paintings showing this theme. I began to see the bison in the trees. I have done several paintings showing this theme. Black Angus are the choice cows to raise in Montana. Much of the land today is roamed by herds of Black Angus. This piece shows that the memory of the bison remains strong.