Sister Bear

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Ursala Hudson, Sister Bear, 2022-2023, thigh-spun merino and cedar bark with silk, 36 x 32 x 1⁄4 in. (91.4 x 81.3 x 0.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Windgate Foundation Living Artists Acquisitions Fund, 2023.22, © 2023, Ursala Hudson

Artwork Details

Title
Sister Bear
Artist
Date
2022-2023
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
36 x 32 x 1⁄4 in. (91.4 x 81.3 x 0.6 cm)
Copyright
© 2023, Ursala Hudson
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Windgate Foundation Living Artists Acquisitions Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
thigh-spun merino and cedar bark with silk
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian
Object Number
2023.22
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2023.22

Artwork Description

As Hudson’s first Chilkat robe, Sister Bear incorporates her own innovative twist, using black and white exclusively for the design and omitting the classic combination of yellows, greens, and black that has come to define Chilkat aesthetics. The design is a female bear, as signified by her labret, a customary piercing worn by women and girls. This bear holds the enormity of inherited experiences and knowledge from all her different bloodlines and accepts that this future looks unlike any other.

Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023


Works by this artist (6 items)

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Aaron J. Goodelman, Kultur, 1939, pearwood and found iron shackle and chain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Goodelman, 1981.44.1, © ca. 1940, Aaron Goodelman
Kultur
Artist
Date1939
pearwood and found iron shackle and chain
On view
Aaron J. Goodelman, Man with Wheelbarrow, ca. 1933, granite, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Goodelman, 1981.44.3, © ca. 1933, Aaron Goodelman
Man with Wheelbarrow
Artist
Dateca. 1933
granite
On view
Aaron J. Goodelman, Happy Landing, ca. 1930, Tennessee marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Goodelman, 1981.44.4, © ca. 1930, Aaron Goodelman
Happy Landing
Artist
Dateca. 1930
Tennessee marble
On view
Aaron J. Goodelman, Untitled (Men Lifting), 1933, cast and painted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Sarah Goodelman, 1981.44.5, © 1933, Aaron Goodelman
Untitled (Men Lifting)
Artist
Date1933
cast and painted plaster
Not on view

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