Orilla Verde at the Rio Grande

Kay WalkingStick, Orilla Verde at the Rio Grande, 2012, oil on wood panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2021.30.3, © Kay Walkingstick, 2016
Kay WalkingStick, Orilla Verde at the Rio Grande, 2012, oil on wood panel, left panel: 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm) right panel: 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2021.30.3, © Kay Walkingstick, 2016

Artwork Details

Title
Orilla Verde at the Rio Grande
Date
2012
Dimensions
left panel: 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm) right panel: 40 × 40 in. (101.6 × 101.6 cm)
Copyright
© Kay Walkingstick, 2016
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood panel
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — New Mexico
  • Landscape — river — Rio Grande
Object Number
2021.30.3

Works by this artist (1 item)

Joel Shapiro, Untitled, 1988, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1988.51, ©, 1988, Joel Shapiro
Untitled
Date1988
color woodcut on paper
Not on view

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      Take a tour through celebrated Native artist Kay WalkingStick’s long and complex career through a trio of paintings in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection. Learn about the artist’s perspective, influences, and bold artistic voice with Melissa Ho, SAAM’s curator of 20th-century art, who calls WalkingStick “one of the great American painters of our time.” Ho takes a closer look at three works: Two Women II (1973), With Love to Marsden (1995), and Orilla Verde at the Rio Grande (2012). She shares insights into the different phases of WalkingStick’s artistic practice and discusses the artist’s social commentary, which ranges from statements on female autonomy to the Native presence on sacred lands.

      This video is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's ongoing series American Art Moments. Join a SAAM expert and go beyond the artwork label to discover the untold stories and rich connections represented in some of the museum's most iconic artworks.

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