Enassamishhinjijweian
Enassamishhinjijweian
Artist
Tom Uttech
(born 1942)
Date2009
MediumOil on linen in artist's frame
Dimensions103 x 112 in. (261.6 x 284.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2009.19
Accession number
2009.19
On View
Not on viewLabel TextTom Uttech imbues his grand-scale landscape paintings with a sense of mystery and awe. Sitting among a horde of forest creatures—all hurriedly moving across the picture plane from right to left—is a small, seated bear looking across the water at a standing bear on the opposite bank. Black bears are a recurring subject in Uttech’s work and often acknowledge a human presence, whether by directly staring out at the viewer or, as is the case here, sitting in for the artist or viewer in awe of the vast natural beauty pictured before us.
The title Enassamishhinjijweian is inspired by the language of the Anishinabe (Ojibwe) tribe and translates to “hope of good things to come."
