Havasu Revisited
Havasu Revisited
Artist
Kay WalkingStick
(Cherokee, born 1935)
Date1996/2009
MediumAcrylic, saponified wax, modeling paste, copper, and oil on panel and canvas, diptych
Dimensions28 in. × 56 in. × 1 1/4 in. (71.1 × 142.2 × 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2022.23
Signedleft panel, l.r.: KW'09
left panel, verso, u.c.: Kay WalkingStick / 2009
right panel, verso: Kay WalkingStick / 8.4.95
Accession number
2022.23
On View
Not on viewLabel TextKay WalkingStick intentionally paired these two dissimilar scenes. On the left is a view of mountains near the Colorado River, featuring majestic peaks that reach toward a sliver of golden sky. On the right, a protruding, rough surface splits open to reveal smooth copper. With the two panels placed together, the composition on the right reads more topographical, like a crack in the earth.
Kay WalkingStick acopló intencionalmente estas dos escenas tan distintas: a la izquierda muestra una vista de las montañas cercanas al río Colorado, con majestuosos picos que se extienden hacia un trozo de cielo dorado; a la derecha, una protuberante superficie rugosa se abre para revelar un cobre liso. Al colocar juntos los dos paneles, la composición de la derecha se lee más topográfica, como una grieta en la tierra.
Inscribedleft panel, verso, u.c.: #372
left panel, verso, l.c.: Left side / "Havasu / Revisited"
left panel, verso on central stretcher bar: 1995/2009 28 x 56" [upside down] "HAVASU Revisited"
right panel, verso, u.l.: "Havasu"
right panel, verso, u.r.: Rt. side / '95
right panel, verso, l.c.: #09-372 / "Havasu Revisited" / finished: 2·6·09
