Untitled
Emmi Whitehorse, Diné (Navajo) / American, born 1956
Diné (Navajo)
Southwest
2001
Lithograph on thin Japanese paper
17/35
Sheet: 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Jean and Adolph Weil Jr. 1935 Fund
© Emmi Whitehorse
2019.29.9
Portfolio / Series Title
Lasting Impressions
Printer
Jack Lemon
Publisher
University of Arizona Foundation, Tuscon, Arizona
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southwest
On view
Inscriptions
Signed, in red crayon, lower right: [3 vertical lines, Artist's mark]; numbered, in graphite, lower left: 17/35; signed, on reverse, lower right, in graphite: E Whitehorse; embossed, on reverse, lower left: [printer's chop] jL [circled]
Label
The off-white mist in Whitehorse’s print can be seen as the physical presence of the Díyin Diné (holy people). The cluster of ovals drifts out of the mist, guiding the viewer’s gaze deeper into the landscape. Two solid ovals, one in the upper blue portion and one in the lower green portion, ground the image as a landscape made up of sky and earth. The ovals suggest harmony between these two worlds, evoking Diné teachings regarding the interconnectedness of the spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional realms. Whitehorse’s work often explores our relationship to our surroundings and especially the shifts and movement in the earth itself. How is this activity rendered here?
From the 2025 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 122, Weaving Ké, curated by Nizhonie Denetsosie-Gomez '25, Conroy Intern
Course History
NAS 30.18, Indians Who Rock the World: Native American Contemporary Music, Davina Two Bears, Spring 2019
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 122, Weaving Ké, Nizhonie Denetsosie-Gomez '25, Conroy Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 25 - March 30, 2025.
Provenance
University of Arizona School of Art, Tuscon, Arizon; sold to present collection, 2019.
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