Artist

Daniel Heyman

Nationality

American

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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

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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