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Odyssey #2
1977
22 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (57.15 x 76.84 cm)
Fritz Scholder (Breckenridge, Minnesota, 1937 - 2005, Phoenix, Arizona)
Swans, Swine, and Sirens (2013)
Fritz Scholder depicted the tensions between contemporary culture and traditional ways of life through the figure of the Native American. By birth part Native American, Scholder learned about his native cultural traditions only when he started teaching art to Native American students in Santa Fe in 1964. In 1967, he began to use expressionistic brushstrokes and garish hues of blue, orange, violet, and green that contrasted sharply with the immediate environments of his Native American subjects. Scholder used these devices, coupled with images and ideas culled from popular culture, to challenge stereotypes of the “American Indian.” In The , Scholder relied on Homer’s underlying messages regarding struggle, temptation, loss, and perseverance to address modern day realities faced by Native Americans living in and around reservations.
Swans, Swine, and Sirens, April 18, 2013 - December 1, 2013, Historic Wing, Paul L. Davies Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
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Odyssey #2
Print
197722 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (57.15 x 76.84 cm)
Fritz Scholder (Breckenridge, Minnesota, 1937 - 2005, Phoenix, Arizona)
Object Type: Print
Medium and Support: Color lithograph on paper
Accession Number: 1978.12
SJMA Label Text
Swans, Swine, and Sirens (2013)
Fritz Scholder depicted the tensions between contemporary culture and traditional ways of life through the figure of the Native American. By birth part Native American, Scholder learned about his native cultural traditions only when he started teaching art to Native American students in Santa Fe in 1964. In 1967, he began to use expressionistic brushstrokes and garish hues of blue, orange, violet, and green that contrasted sharply with the immediate environments of his Native American subjects. Scholder used these devices, coupled with images and ideas culled from popular culture, to challenge stereotypes of the “American Indian.” In The , Scholder relied on Homer’s underlying messages regarding struggle, temptation, loss, and perseverance to address modern day realities faced by Native Americans living in and around reservations.
Exhibition
Swans, Swine, and Sirens, April 18, 2013 - December 1, 2013, Historic Wing, Paul L. Davies Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
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Dimensions
- Sheet Dimensions: 22 1/2 x 30 1/4 in. (57.15 x 76.84 cm)
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