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Trade (Gifts for Trading Land With White People)

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith1992/1992

Chrysler Museum of Art

Chrysler Museum of Art
Norfolk, United States

In Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s collage, images related to the conquest of American Indians appear alongside clippings that describe the bleak facts of life on reservations. Above, an array of cheap toys, souvenirs, and sports memorabilia speaks to the commodification of Native American identity. The work ironically offers these objects to white people in exchange for the return of stolen lands. As a part of the The Quincentenary Non-Celebration series, Trade stands as a symbol of Native American protest and revisionist history. Created in response to the 500th anniversary of Columbus Day, the work challenges traditional celebrations of the so-called discovery of America and the white privilege they signify.

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  • Title: Trade (Gifts for Trading Land With White People)
  • Creator: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
  • Creator Lifespan: b.1940
  • Creator Nationality: American
  • Creator Gender: Female
  • Creator Birth Place: St. Ignatius, MT
  • Date: 1992/1992
  • Location Created: United States
  • Provenance: The artist; Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, 1993.
  • Physical Dimensions: 86 × 170 in. (218.4 × 431.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Museum purchase in memory of Trinkett Clark, Curator of American and Contemporary Art, 1989-96
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: © Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
  • Medium: Oil and mixed media on canvas
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