Hanödaga:yas (Town Destroyer)

Alan Michelson, Hanödaga:yas (Town Destroyer), 2018, video installation with replica bust of George Washington, antique surveyor's tripod, artificial turf, and single-channel HD digital video, color, sound; 05:57 minutes. Sound: members of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lucille and Richard Spagnuolo and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2024.13A-D, Image credit: Edition 1/3, in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum. Image courtesy of the artist and the Peabody Essex Museum.
Copied Alan Michelson, Hanödaga:yas (Town Destroyer), 2018, video installation with replica bust of George Washington, antique surveyor's tripod, artificial turf, and single-channel HD digital video, color, sound; 05:57 minutes. Sound: members of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, approx. 757272 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lucille and Richard Spagnuolo and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2024.13A-D, Image credit: Edition 1/3, in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum. Image courtesy of the artist and the Peabody Essex Museum.

Artwork Details

Title
Hanödaga:yas (Town Destroyer)
Date
2018
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
approx. 757272 in.
Copyright
Image credit: Edition 1/3, in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum. Image courtesy of the artist and the Peabody Essex Museum.
Credit Line
Gift of Lucille and Richard Spagnuolo and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
video installation with replica bust of George Washington, antique surveyor's tripod, artificial turf, and single-channel HD digital video, color, sound; 05:57 minutes. Sound: members of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — political — president
  • Portrait male — Washington, George — bust
  • Object — tool
  • Occupation — other — surveyor
Object Number
2024.13A-D