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Off the Reservation (or Minnesota Nice)

Off the Reservation (or Minnesota Nice)

Titles: Off the Reservation (or Minnesota Nice) (Supplied title)

Description: Oil painting on canvas by Jim Denomie, 2012. Purchased from the 2012 "Ded Unk'unpi - We Are Here" exhibit. In his artist statement, he writes, "During my years in public education I began seeing that much of our history was not taught in school. From this experience I have been inspired to create works that speak of these historical events ignored in public education. In this piece I felt it important to express some of the facts on the events of the Dakota/U.S. war that most residents of Minnesota don’t even know about. While doing research and creating the imagery many emotions arose… anger, pain. I decided not to diffuse these feelings with humor or color as I normally do in many of my historical works. This painting is left raw; the tension visible through both subject matter and color. I allowed myself the emotions that come with this painful history."

Dates

  • Exactly 2012 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: AV2012.6.1

Credit: From the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, St, Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

Holding Type: Art

Quantity: 1 painting

Format

  • Content Category: paintings
  • Medium/Materials: oil
  • Primary Support: canvas
  • Colorization: color

Measurements

  • 72 inches height
  • 96 inches width

Subjects

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Off the Reservation (or Minnesota Nice)