Voodoo Bird

Print

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Voodoo Bird: Medium horizontally oriented aquatint etching on cream-colored cotton rag paper with deckled edges utilizing black, yellow, and orange tones. The composition contains a centrally placed bird form with button eyes and various objects fixed to or protruding from it. In the background bottom region of the print is a faint image of a fish in profile, and multiple symbols or lines surround the bird form.
Voodoo Bird

Medium horizontally oriented aquatint etching on cream-colored cotton rag paper with deckled edges utilizing black, yellow, and orange tones. The composition contains a centrally placed bird form with button eyes and various objects fixed to or protruding from it. In the background bottom region of the print is a faint image of a fish in profile, and multiple symbols or lines surround the bird form.

Name/Title

Voodoo Bird

Entry/Object ID

2019.P-G.036

Description

Medium horizontally oriented aquatint etching on cream-colored cotton rag paper with deckled edges utilizing black, yellow, and orange tones. The composition contains a centrally placed bird form with button eyes and various objects fixed to or protruding from it. In the background bottom region of the print is a faint image of a fish in profile, and multiple symbols or lines surrounding the bird form.

Collection

Palmeri-Goodstein Research Print Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

O.J. Gillespie

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

O.J. Gillespie

Date made

Jun 2004

Edition

Edition

30/33

Edition Size

33

Edition Number

30

Lexicon

Search Terms

Raven, Crow, Matchstick, Button, Tree, Roots, Ritual, Magic

Dimensions

Height

11-1/4 in

Height

7 in

Width

10 in