Red Turtle

© Jimmie Durham. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or pu…
© Jimmie Durham
Red Turtle
© Jimmie Durham. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Red Turtle

Date1991
Artist (American sculptor, performance artist, and video artist, 1940–2021)
MediumTurtle shell, paint, wood, and paper
Dimensions59 3/4 x 47 1/2 in. (151.8 x 120.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Abel, Jr., 2009
Object number2009-78
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextJimmie Durham’s early political activism with the American Indian Movement informed his artistic practice and the materials and concepts explored in his sculpture. Here, the artist counters the colonizer’s appeals with signs traditionally associated with Native American culture—the snake and turtle shell.
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