Nationality
American
Title of Work
Osob
Preview
Date of Work
2008
Medium
Etching, hand tinting
Edition #
13 of 21
Signature
Lower right
Height
22"
Width
30"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On display: Second floor
Location
Memorial Union
Artist Bio
Daniel Heyman lives in Philadelphia and works mostly as a painter and printmaker, teaching at Princeton University. In 2010, he was honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts.
Additional Information
Student composed text panel:
Daniel Heyman (American)
Osob, 2008
Etching, hand tinting
UND Art Collections: Art & Design Study Collection
Produced at UND through Sundog Multiples with funding from the Myers Foundations.
Daniel Heyman, a Professor of Art at Princeton University, has worked in partnership with the University of North Dakota on multiple print-making projects. His work often addresses issues of social justice, violence, and war. Through his work with the John Simon Guggenheim foundation, Heyman created pieces referencing the Iraq war and other social issues.
Political unrest and civil war in Somalia have led to many families fleeing their country in search of safety and refuge. In this piece, Heyman gives a young woman a voice to share her story. This piece expresses the impact social conflict can have on individuals and groups, and the forces that can reunite them.
Heyman's Portrait of Osob reminds us that social, political, and economic conditions can affect the health of individuals. The Somalian woman and her family were terribly impacted by large societal forces that led to war and subsequently to heartbreak and displacement of individuals. There is also a message of hope that societal efforts can restore health and well-being, in this case through immigration policies for political refugees.
Sundog Multiples is a printmaking venture created by Art & Design Professor Kim Fink, in conjunction with UND Art Collections, and generously funded by the Myers Foundations.
Condition
Excellent