O! Being here right now, not thinking of yesterday or the day before. But a long time ago last night aunty mentioned today and the rain falling and streaking against the upstairs window as Stacey and I looked down at the birch waiting to be climbed. This isn't the outside, and being here then felt more comfortable, in slicks and hoods, in boots and in our youth., 2020

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series Title

Breathings

Medium

inkjet print with hand-etched text

Dimensions

image/sheet: 43 × 43 cm (16 15/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

framed: 47 × 46.6 × 4.7 cm (18 1/2 × 18 3/8 × 1 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Sharon Percy Rockefeller and Senator John Davison Rockefeller IV

Accession Number

2023.99.2

Artists / Makers

Sky Hopinka (artist) Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, born 1984

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Inscription

by artist, around sky in image, etched into print surface: O! Being here right now, not thinking of yesterday or the day before. But a long time ago last night aunty mentioned today and the rain falling and streaking against the upstairs window as Stacey and I looked down at the birch waiting to be climbed. This isn't the outside, and being here then felt more comfortable, in slicks and hoods, in boots and in our youth.

Provenance

Sky Hopinka; NGA purchase (through The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI), 2023.

Associated Names

The Green Gallery