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Label Text Gina Adams' print, American Progress, includes layered images that all reference Manifest Destiny, asnd the loss of land and natural resources caused by colonization and industrialization. An artist of both Objibwe and European descent, Adams' multi-media practice includes extensive research into the history of America's land, acknowledging the loss of indigenous lands and striving for more honest dialogue in the future. American Progress is a gift from the Des Moines Art Center Print Club, and is the first work by the artist to enter the collections. Source: Bulletin (News) Jan Feb Mar 2020
DimensionsSheet (/image): 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Accession Number 2019.33
Classificationsprint
SignedGina Adams 2019 (l,r graphite)
Inscriptions1/60 (l,l graphite)
Edition1/60
MarksAssimilation Artist (l,c embossing)
Paper/SupportArches 88 paper
ProvenanceArtist; (Des Moines Art Center Print Club); Des Moines Art Center [commissioned gift from previous, 2019]
American Progress
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines