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What Do Indians Sound Like Mr. Baum? part I and II
What Do Indians Sound Like Mr. Baum? part I and II
What Do Indians Sound Like Mr. Baum? part I and II

What Do Indians Sound Like Mr. Baum? part I and II

Artist (Native American; Ponca, born 1972)
Date2000
PlaceNew York, USA
Dimensionsboard (.1): 15 3/4 × 16 in. (40 × 40.6 cm)
board (.2): 15 3/4 × 16 1/2 in. (40 × 41.9 cm)
ClassificationsNATIVE AMERICAN
Credit LineClara S. Peck Fund
Object number2000.52.2.1-2
DescriptionSeries of 2 squarish collages, representing formal and political cohesion between disparate elements; impetus being generated by artist's discovery of little known hate tracts of L. Frank Baum, author of Wizard of Oz children's books; excerpt of one of his articles, from small South Dakota newspaper, pasted into artwork itself; work also meant to be larger critique of subdivision of Native American lands as indicated through use of maps and broad presentation of stereotypes found through pop culture
Collections
  • Post WWII and Contemporary Art
  • Native American Art
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