Over Black Tusk Item Number: 3024/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silkscreen print on white paper. Central round artwork depicts the profile of a large white and grey bird in flight, black and grey wing pointed down and emerging slightly below the circle of the image. A human face in profile can be seen in the top line of the wing. The bird flies in a blue sky over the white ridged, black mountainous outcropping of Black Tusk, in British Columbia’s Coast Mountain Range.
Narrative
Series 46/50. From Box Set I, a portfolio of nine original limited edition serigraphs by Coast Salish artists. Commissioned by the Salish Weave Collection between 2004 and 2008.
Item History
- Made by Susan A. Point (Maker) and Eric Bourquin (Technician) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada during 2005
- Owned by Christiane Smyth and George Smyth before November 4, 2013
- Received from George Smyth (Donor) and Christiane Smyth (Donor) on November 4, 2013
What
- Name
- Over Black Tusk
- Identification Number
- 3024/5
- Type of Item
- Overall
- height 56.3 cm, width 56.3 cm
- Image
- height 45.0 cm, width 41.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Musqueam
- Creator
- Susan A. Point (Maker) and Eric Bourquin (Technician)
- Previous Owner
- Christiane Smyth and George Smyth
- Received from
- George Smyth (Donor) and Christiane Smyth (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 2005
- Ownership Date
- before November 4, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on November 4, 2013
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 3024/0005