Sun-Thunderbird-Serpent Item Number: 2799/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Watercolour painting with designs in with red, orange, yellow, green, white and black paint, leaving the white ground as negative space. Central image is a sun, with mirror image thunderbirds on each side and a serpent face below the sun. A penciled "R" is visible in each red nostril. Signed, with title and date, by artist in pencil below.
Narrative
The painting is said to have been made by Dick while he was in Vancouver, in the hospital. Ben Dick was known to most people by the name Blackie.
Item History
- Made by Ben Dick (Maker) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during 1979
- Owned by Robert Black before April 23, 2010
- Received from Robert Black (Donor) on April 23, 2010
What
- Name
- Sun-Thunderbird-Serpent
- Identification Number
- 2799/1
- Type of Item
- painting
- Overall
- height 46.7 cm, width 61.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Ben Dick (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Robert Black
- Received from
- Robert Black (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1979
- Ownership Date
- before April 23, 2010
- Acquisition Date
- on April 23, 2010
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings; works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2799/0001