Trail of Tears
2005
45.0 x 278.0 cm
San Antonio Museum of Art
Borrowing the format of parking signs, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds confronts the memory of the Trail of Tears. The work references the US government’s 1830 Indian Removal Act, which sanctioned the forcible removal of 100,000 Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole peoples from their ancestral lands, resulting in devastating loss of human life and heritage. The artist describes walking as an “instrument of torture perpetuated upon many tribal peoples as the United States inflicted brutal removal policies.” Using the candid language of the common signpost, the artist asks the viewer to stop and consider the past’s continued influence on the present.
hock e aye vi edgar heap of birds (1954 –)
Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne/Arapaho) is a multidisciplinary artist known for powerful public art, paintings & sculptures addressing Native American identity, social justice, and historical trauma. His work appears in major museums wor
San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, Estados Unidos da América)
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Trail of Tears
- Artista: hock e aye vi edgar heap of birds
- Ano: 2005
- Dimensões originais: 45.0 x 278.0 cm
- Formato: Landscape
- Status dos direitos autorais: Protegido por direitos autorais
- Onde ver: San Antonio Museum of Art
- Cor principal: Rosy Brown
- Intensidade de cor: Monochromatic
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