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Nationality

Standing Rock Sioux

Artist Dates

b. 1977

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Medium

Charcoal

Height

24"

Width

18"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection

Status

Stored: FF_007_B

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Artist Bio

David Thunderhawk was born in 1977 and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota. Thunderhawk attended the University of North Dakota from 2000 to 2004., first majoring in history, then in art. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UND he returned to Bismarck, where he worked as a graphic designer while continuing to produce portraits. He is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Thunderhawk describes portraiture as "the greatest challenge of artistic expression". He believes that the challenge is not to simply capture an accurate physical likeness, but to strip away the individual's persona and reveal the essence within. In the process of doing so, the artist wants the viewer to contemplate universal issues of life, existence, and being.

Additional Information

Tag: IAAC

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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