Duhon Lee James, Wóshdéé (Come in), Abduction under the Stars
Duhon Lee James
Diné (Navajo)
Alternative Name
Yiiyah Man
Date
2018
Medium Specific
Linoleum block print on Stonehenge paper
Edition / State
3/5
Publisher
Dine Printmaking
Classification
Print
Dimensions
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm)Sheet: 29 x 22 in. (73.7 x 55.9 cm)
Accession Number
2018.25.20.341
Memo / Artist Statement
Duhon James, known to many as the “Yiiyah Man.” His first love is relief printing, and he works in drawing, painting, and wood and linoleum block printing. Within the printmaking of this Diné artist are beloved symbols of his Ganado, Arizona, home—sheep, corn, family, hogans, stars—and one more thing. Aliens.
Biography
Duhon James is Water’s Edge clan, born for Bitter Water clan. He earned his AFA from Diné College in 2011 and BFA in studio art at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe in 2014.
Laura Marshall Clark, "Creating During a Planetary Pandemic, Duh Lee James", First American Art Magazine, June 28, 2020. http://firstamericanartmagazine.com
Laura Marshall Clark, "Creating During a Planetary Pandemic, Duh Lee James", First American Art Magazine, June 28, 2020. http://firstamericanartmagazine.com
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