American Bison
Artist
Jeff Whetstone
American, born 1968
Date2000
MediumArchival inkjet print
Dimensionsheight and width: 21 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (54.6 × 69.9 cm)
frame: 37 × 31 1/4 × 1 in. (94 × 79.4 × 2.5 cm)
frame: 37 × 31 1/4 × 1 in. (94 × 79.4 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of R. Glen Medders and Paul E. Coggins in honor of Lawrence J. Wheeler
Object number2015.20.2
On View
Not on viewBeneath humans’ modern exterior, primal instincts like survival and dominance persist. Whetstone aims to reveal these instincts that guide our everyday interactions with the land, not as products of technology but as something natural and wild. These images depict nature and humanity as inseparable forces.
[L. Dougherty, 2022]ProvenanceCreated 2000; collection of the artist; donated to Obama campaign auction, Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, NC, 2012; sold to R. Glen Medders and Paul E. Coggins, Raleigh, NC, 2012; given to NCMA, 2015.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Director’s Cut: Recent Photography Gifts to the NCMA,” April 4–September 13, 2015.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined," December 5, 2023-June 4, 2024.
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