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Type II Diabetes, A Cultural Survival, Cherokee, North Carolina
Type II Diabetes, A Cultural Survival, Cherokee, North Carolina
Type II Diabetes, A Cultural Survival, Cherokee, North Carolina

Type II Diabetes, A Cultural Survival, Cherokee, North Carolina

Artist (American, Northern Ute, born 1973)
Date2010
Mediumpigment print
DimensionsImage: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Shlenker Block Fund of the Houston Jewish Community Foundation, 2012
Object number2011.26
DescriptionMan with grey moustache seated in wheelchair beside door of building. He is wearing a white t-shirt with pocket, blue jeans, a Harley Davidson cap, gold watch band and ring. His knuckles are ulcerated and both legs appear to have been amputated above the knee.
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In this striking portrait, the artist offers an unblinking view of the devastating effects of the Type II Diabetes epidemic that is rampant in this country and particularly in many Native American communities.
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