Danae in Arizona, Variation II
Artist
Kay WalkingStick
(Cherokee, born 1936)
Date2001
MediumOil and gold leaf on wood
DimensionsOverall: 35 13/16 × 71 3/4in. (91 × 182.2cm)
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2002.20.a-b
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Copyright© Kay WalkingStick
Label TextArtist's statement:
One of the major themes of my painting in the last ten years has been to unite the seemingly disparate mythic traditions of Native Americans with Western culture. The Greek myth of Danaë, who was impregnated by a shower of gold, has been painted by many European artists like Rembrandt and Klimt. In my painting she sits calmly meditating next to our sacred American mountains impassively awaiting the will of the gods. Our lives and our stories are not so different whatever our particular place on earth as we attempt to comprehend the unknowable.
Anonymous Artist
1500-1525 (inserted in prayerbook ca. 1570)
