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.

Oil painting of a Tibetan man, on canvas. The man faces to the right, looking over his shoulder. He wears a fur lined hat, a blue earring, and a white collared shirt with a grey jacket or robe. The face is wrinkled, particularly around the eyes and cheeks. He is unsmiling. An artist’s signature is painted in red on the bottom left corner. The painting is in a gold wood frame, and lined at back with brown paper.

Gift from Gary Lewis Moe in memory of Kevin Michael McGee.

Gift from Gary Lewis Moe in memory of Kevin Michael McGee.

Gift from Gary Lewis Moe in memory of Kevin Michael McGee.

Gift from Gary Lewis Moe in memory of Kevin Michael McGee.

Museum Purchase: Funds provided by bequest of Elizabeth Cole Butler by exchange.

Bartow is a member of the Wiyot tribe from Northwestern California. Widely collected in the Northwest over the course of his forty-year career, Bartow has attracted national attention and support in the past decade including a commissioned sculpture for the Smithsonian/National Museum of the American Indian. A wide range of cultural experiences inspire Rick Bartow's drawings, paintings, sculpture, and prints. Native American transformation myths are the heart of much of his work. Bartow lives and works on the Oregon coast, where he observes hawk, raven, and eagle—the subjects that populate his artwork.

Gift of Ernest C. Swigert.

Gift of Lillian Pitt.