Painting Item Number: 3209/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large painting on plywood panel. Sisiutl dance screen motif. Central sun with sisiutls inside, killer whales above and below, gold-coloured background. Blackened (fire damage) across upper section. Signed on lower left, front "Blackie Dick". Back is unpainted.
Narrative
One of eight panels painted by Ben (Blackie) Dick in 1965 for the bighouse in Alert Bay. In 1997 there was a fire in the bighouse; the panels were salvaged after the fire. The donor purchased this panel in 2010 from the Hummingbird Gallery, near Vancouver.
Item History
- Made by Ben Dick (Maker) in 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada during 1965
- Owned by John Kuiper before November 21, 2016
- Received from John Kuiper (Donor) on November 21, 2016
What
- Name
- Painting
- Identification Number
- 3209/1
- Type of Item
- painting
- Overall
- height 142.0 cm, width 188.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Creator
- Ben Dick (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- John Kuiper
- Received from
- John Kuiper (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1965
- Ownership Date
- before November 21, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on November 21, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3209/0001