Rick Bartow
Sing Song, 2015
drypoint on handmade Japanese Kozo paper
image 5 x 4 in
paper 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in
paper 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in
Edition of 15 plus 1 artist's proof
BAR3173
Copyright R.E. Bartow Trusts
$ 600.00
In 1998, Bartow told this Crow Story 'This drawing depicts the pan-Northwest Native myth of crow and the sun box. The tale is often called Yealth, which is the Tlingit...
In 1998, Bartow told this Crow Story
"This drawing depicts the pan-Northwest Native myth of crow and the sun box. The tale is often called Yealth, which is the Tlingit word for crow or raven. In Crow Story, a powerful chief keeps the sun in a box. Crow tries many ways to trick the chief into releasing the sun, and there are several variations explaining how the sun is freed eventually. Beside crow is a sun mask, which resembles a mask made by Lillian Pitt—a close friend and artist, member of the Warm Springs tribe."
In 2006, Bartow spoke about the crow walking:
"A pow-wow dancer-all bustle and proud-crow-hops the dusty circle dance. Falsetto voices chanting - as drum sticks unite - in a thunderous crescendo - of mother’s great heart beat! Sacred fool, keep away from our daughters and get your sticky fingers out of that pick-nick basket!"
"This drawing depicts the pan-Northwest Native myth of crow and the sun box. The tale is often called Yealth, which is the Tlingit word for crow or raven. In Crow Story, a powerful chief keeps the sun in a box. Crow tries many ways to trick the chief into releasing the sun, and there are several variations explaining how the sun is freed eventually. Beside crow is a sun mask, which resembles a mask made by Lillian Pitt—a close friend and artist, member of the Warm Springs tribe."
In 2006, Bartow spoke about the crow walking:
"A pow-wow dancer-all bustle and proud-crow-hops the dusty circle dance. Falsetto voices chanting - as drum sticks unite - in a thunderous crescendo - of mother’s great heart beat! Sacred fool, keep away from our daughters and get your sticky fingers out of that pick-nick basket!"