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Quick-to-See Smith’s work often explores the relationship between contemporary American life and the complexities of history, particularly in regards to the treatment of Native Americans. She often creates collage-like pieces that compare and contrast words and images. This work shows a commercial food label that uses a romanticized version of a Native American as advertisement, as well as a boy carrying and wearing the American flag. These colonial images are surrounded by renderings of plants, animals, and symbols that hold value in Indigenous culture.
DimensionsSheet (/image): 29 7/8 × 22 1/4 in. (75.9 × 56.5 cm)
Accession Number 1994.17
Classificationsprint
SignedJaune Q. Smith (illegible, l,r graphite)
Inscriptions7/30 (l,l graphite)
Edition7/30
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