Waiting for the Herd

Painting

Swedish American Museum

1993/16:1_Front

Name/Title

Waiting for the Herd

Entry/Object ID

1993/16:1

Description

Watercolor painting by Sámi-American artist Albin Seaberg titled "Waiting for the Herd". Depicts a man lighting a pipe and a woman in a mountain landscape dressed in gákti.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Subject Place

Region

Sápmi, Northern Europe

Continent

Europe

Context

Albin Seaberg (1918-2005) was a graphic painter and illustrator, the son of Sámi immigrants from Lappland who settled in Minneapolis in 1913. He spent much of his artistic career drawing and depicting Sámi life and portraiture, a trait which he passed down to his son, Kurt Seaberg, an acclaimed Sámi-American artist.

Acquisition

Accession

1993/16

Source or Donor

Seaburg, Albin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Albin Seaburg

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Albin Seaberg

Role

Artist

Date made

1990 - 1993

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Highland Park

County

Lake County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower left corner (Front)

Transcription

Seaberg

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Indigenous peoples, Art, Watercolor paintings, Paintings

Search Terms

Sami (European people), Sápmi, Sami Americans

Dimensions

Height

25 in

Width

19 in

Copyright

Copyright Details

Ownership was legally transferred to the Swedish American Museum per the gift agreement. Certain works may be protected by copyright not governed by the Swedish American Museum.

Restrictions

This collection is open to research and does not contain sensitive information.

Reproductions

Notes

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