Waiting Indian Item Number: 71.134.6 from the Brooklyn Museum
Credit Line
Bristol-Myers Fund
Label
Fritz Scholder, ambivalent about identifying himself as a Native American artist, often chose an objective stance in portraying Native subjects. This lithograph belongs to a series in which he challenged stereotypical perceptions of the Indian as noble, pure, and a symbol of wisdom. Standing inert with an indecipherable expression, the figure nevertheless exudes a strange power, waiting for something the viewer can only guess.
Signed
Signed lower right in graphite: "Scholder"
Item History
- Made by Fritz Scholder between 1970 and 1971
What
- Name
- Waiting Indian
- Identification Number
- 71.134.6
- Type of Item
- “Waiting Indian” ?
- Material
- lithograph on paper
- Overall
- length 30.0 in, width 22.0 in
Who
- Creator
- Fritz Scholder
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1970 and 1971
Other
- Classification