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Magnetic Ion Storm Figure
Magnetic Ion Storm Figure
Magnetic Ion Storm Figure

Magnetic Ion Storm Figure

Artist (American, Jicarilla Apache / Kiowa Apache, born 1959)
Date1994
Mediumacrylic and mixed media on canvs
DimensionsImage: 50 × 48 1/8 in. (127 × 122.2 cm)
Frame: 51 3/4 × 49 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (131.4 × 126.4 × 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Bernard Pomerance, 2015
Object number2015.26.2
DescriptionAbstract work of mythic, male figure with nude torso; predominate colors of this painting are cream, orange, brown, blue and yellow shades; the dominate figure is a male figure with horns and beard; the figure is reminiscent of a Greek satyr or pan; to the viewer's left is a four legged horned figure resembling a goat; to the right is a black faced figure reminiscent of a Native American or African masked figure - referred to by artist as a supernatural, shape-shifter referred in Native American culture to as a "skin walker".
Text Entries
At the time of the condition report, a label was found tucked in the crevice between the back of the canvas and the frame. The original location of the label is unknown. The label was removed from the work and is now housed in the exhibition file.
On View
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