Portrait of the Vanishing American Fading into Black / Earl Biss

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Portrait of the Vanishing American Fading into Black

Creator(s):

Earl Biss (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Apsáalooke (Crow), Ojibwe

Materials/Techniques:

ballpoint pen on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.161mm White colored paper. Machine made, hot-pressed. Even distribution of fibers in transmitted light.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Pen Drawing

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds from the Gordon R. Carlson Trust

Accession No:

13.3930

Previous Number(s):

TL2004.238.39; TL 2004.238.39

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 8in. (20.3cm)
Width: 10 7/8in. (27.6cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Earl Biss Jr.

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Biss, Earl

Birth Date:

1947

Death Date:

1998

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American lithographer and painter, 1947-1998

Gender:

male

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in ink, "Pg 13" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "IOO155" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in ink, "Portrait of the Vanishing American fading into Black" in upper center on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in ink, "Biss" in lower right on recto; Signed by hand in ink, "(c) Biss" in upper right on verso

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Biss, Earl. Portrait of the Vanishing American Fading into Black. 13.3930. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/133930 (08/14/2019).

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