One of the global stories in the news media of the late 20th century was the spectacular eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980.( I was in London just then and, though we residents of Washington State were following the buildup, we didn’ t know what would happen. But it was immediately in the papers.)
Terry Parmelee( also known as Theodora Lillian Schreiber Parmelee-American, b. 1929) Mt. St. Helens, 1980 Color woodcut on paper, 22 5 / 16 x 17 9 / 16 inches Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University; Gift of Milton & Ingrid Rose. 1997.13.4
The exhibition contains several engaging portraits of Native American chiefs( not all of which unfortunately have photos available). Derived from the famous 1881 photograph by O. S Goff( who also took the last known photo of General Custer), Andy Warhol’ s silkscreen of Sitting Bull portrays the chief in the format of one of his Pop Art icons.
Andy Warhol( American, 1928 – 1987) Sitting Bull, 1986 Screenprint on paper, 36 x 36 inches Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University; Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. 2013.10.7
In his silkscreen Short Bull Series, William T. Anderson uses a style that brings to mind the visual vibrations of Op Art to depict Arnold Short Bull along with a photo of General Custer pasted onto the print, yet here we seem to face a case of mistaken identity. It turns out there were two Short Bulls born the same year, one Grant Short Bull, who had ridden with Crazy Horse and had fought at Little Big Horn. Arnold, on the other hand, became famous for his involvement in the Ghost Dance movement and as a member of Buffalo Bill’ s Wild West Show!( This information is found on a web page written by Grant Short Bull’ s great-grandson, who explains how for many years“ these two men were erroneously combined into one man.” http:// www. dawnhawk. org / short-bull-family-history. html)
William T. Anderson( American, b. 1936) Short Bull Series, ca. 1970
Silkscreen with collage on paper Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University; Museum purchase.
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