One Night I Dreamed of a Dog
- Title
- One Night I Dreamed of a Dog
- LC Subject
- Masks (Sculpture) Mask making Mask makers Wood-carvers Wood-carving Wood Woodwork Wood sculpture Woodworkers mixed media woodcarving glass (material)
- Creator
- Bartow, Rick, 1946-
- Description
- A carved wooden mask with large darker wooden eyes. There is a large white circle on the mask's forehead, with a matching shade of white circles around the eyes. Rope-like braids line the perimeter of the face, with a beaded, beard-like appearance under the chin. Deer skin tassels with red beads hang from each side of the mask. One Night I Dreamed of a Dog…; Rick Bartow; Carved Wood and Mixed Media; 9 x 6 x 3.5 inches; '93; BarR93020814; (inv. 1404) The frailty of life on this planet and the need to recognize the interconnectedness of all species are common threads that weave through Bartow's work. His Yurok Indian heritage and his experiences in Vietnam are the source of these feelings and nurture his imagery. Crow/raven and a pantheon of other animals, including man, figure prominently in his work. He reanimates the ancient myths of Northwest peoples into his visual language. Once the symbol of rebirth and the spirit of all life, crow is a ghost-like figure in this monotype who knows "he" is no longer central to our lives. (OAC documentation, 1990). A Vietnam veteran and a Yurok tribal member, he addresses grief and fear in his work as means to dismantling them. His work is represented by Froelick Gallery and Stonington Gallery. (Data provided at http://www.npr.org/programs/talkingplants/features/2003/bartow/index.html. Reviewed on 04/09/07.) The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
- View
- full
- Location
- Public Service Building >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 255 Capitol St. N. E., Salem Oregon
- Award Date
- 1993
- Identifier
- 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg_01_b01
- Accession Number
- 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg_01_b01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Bartow, Rick
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 9 x 6 x 3.5 inches
- Material
- Mixed media; Wood carving; carved wood, glass beads, deer skin
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 1991-1993 Salem Public Service Building 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- notes an award in OAC individual fellowship for 1987, but the artwork was installed 91-93
- Color Space
- RGB
