Do Indian Artists Go to Santa Fe When They Die?

1988

Richard Ray Whitman

Associated Names
Richard Ray Whitman

Artist, Yuchi-Muscogee (Creek) Nation, born 1949

Robert Franklin

Printer, American, born 1930

This print shows a collage-like collection of shapes and images. In the center, six people stand in front of a car, some with their arms crossed. The people and car are depicted in black-and-white. They wear a variety of clothing, including jackets, pants, hats, skirts with long fringe, and striped shawls. They all appear to have dark hair, with some wearing their hair in two braids. Overlayed on top of the people are some words in bright purple. The words are oriented in different directions. Above the people, the background is colored in bright shades of teal and green, with some circular designs in red, yellow, blue, and green. There is also a design that looks like a cow skull. Below the people is a section of beige paper with a map of the United States, with some states colored in yellow, pink, green, blue, and black. The words "HOME LANDS..." are also written on the map. On the left and right of the map are two large circular designs in blue and yellow.
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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G25


Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia; gifted to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Richard Ray" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "Do Indian Artists Go to Santa Fe When They Die...?" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand. "AP" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

Arches France


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