The Voice of the Drum Circles the Sun / Joan Hill

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Art Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

The Voice of the Drum Circles the Sun

Creator(s):

Joan Hill

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee, Creek

Date:

1979

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Acrylic Painting

Accession No:

02.2099

Previous Number(s):

TL2018.25.11

Department:

Art

Marks/Inscriptions: Signed with colophon, "© Joan Hill (chea-se-quah) [symbol] '79" in lower right on recto.

Not On View

About the Creator

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Joan Hill

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Hill, Joan

Birth Date:

1930

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter, born 1930

Gender:

female

Note:

In March 1989, Governor Henry Bellmon appointed her to the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women.

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

black, drum (membranophone), drumstick, hat, hills, long hair, man, red, scarf, shadows, shirt, shoes, signatures (names), standing, sun, sunrise, Sunset, trees, white

Cite this Page

Hill, Joan. The Voice of the Drum Circles the Sun. 02.2099. 1979. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/022099 (07/15/2019).

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