Judith Lowry, Night Train
Judith Lowry
1948-
Maidu / Pit River (Achomawi)
Date
1998
Medium Specific
Acrylic on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
16 x 18 in. (40.6 x 45.7 cm.)
Accession Number
2024.35.15.03
Credit
Gift of Robin Knowlton and Stefan Sekula
Memo / Artist Statement
This artwork was a cover illustration for the book "Home to Medicine Mountain" by Chiori Santiago, and illustrated by Judith Lowry. The story is set in the 1930s about two young brothers being sent to a government boarding school. Lowry's illustrations are inspired by the stories she heard from her father and uncle. The lyrical narrative and compelling paintings blend memory and myth into this bittersweet story of the boys' journey home one summer. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1292853
Biography
Lowry earned her B.A. in fine art from Humboldt State University, and her M.A. in painting and drawing from Chico State University. She has exhibited at the Crocker Museum in Sacramento; the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, New Mexico; the Gorman Museum of Native American Art in Davis, California; the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; and the George Gustav Heye Center in New York City. Her paintings are in the collections of major museums throughout the United States.
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