Woodcut
Dale DeArmond
Artist's Edition: 20
Unknown proofs were produced
Paper type: white Japanese
Print size: 16" x 22"
Image size: 11" x 18"
AKA: Oomiak Finished – We Make Dance
Editor's note: this woodcut is one of the first known examples to have different colors in the print (not simply differently colored backgrounds). The image with the blues is number one in the edition, and appears to have been printed on dark tan paper with no background color.
A traditional oomiak (alternatively spelled umiak) is an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered in skins with seats. Image courtesy of the Alaska State Museum.
Other prints in the (unofficial) series:
Homer's Dance
Song of the Thirty-Ought Six
The Eskimo Lady is Going to Dance
Original price: $30.00