Nicholas Galanin
Daydreams of a world discovered from the West

Daydreams of a world discovered from the West

© Nicholas Galanin

Daydreams of a world discovered from the West
Daydreams of a world discovered from the West
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Daydreams of a world discovered from the West
Date2011
MediumMonoprint in red oil crayon on mulberry paper
DimensionsSheet: 16 7/8 × 20 5/8 in. (42.9 × 52.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Wynne Phelan, Clinton T. Willour, and the friends of Neal vonHedemann, in his memory
Object number2012.465
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Sitka, Alaska, 2011; [Peter Blum Gallery, Blumarts Inc., New York, by 2012]; purchased by MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition History"Kindred Spirits: Native American Influences on 20th Century Art," Peter Blum Soho, New York, October 29, 2011—January 28, 2012.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida, June 11—15, 2012.

"Playing with Process: Explorations in Experimental Printmaking," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 19—September 8, 2013.

"US/Mexico Border, Mapping, Portraits of a Struggle," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Oct. 28, 2020 – July 27, 2021. [Inaugural Installation: Kinder Building 309: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, Inscribed, left bottom edge: Daydreams of a world discovered from the West
Recto, Signed, right bottom edge: NG 2011
Verso, Inscribed, lower left: NGA 11-03
Recto, Signed, right bottom edge: NG 2011

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