What have we become? Gold
What have we become? Gold
What have we become? Gold

© Nicholas Galanin

What have we become? Gold
What have we become? Gold
What have we become? Gold

Currently not on view

What have we become? Gold,

2018

Nicholas Galanin, Lingít/Unangax̂, born 1979, Sitka, AK; active Sitka
2019-24

Information

Title
What have we become? Gold
Dates

2018

Maker
Nicholas Galanin
Medium
Book with gold leaf
Dimensions
6.5 × 29.4 × 23.6 cm (2 9/16 × 11 9/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-24
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
books, multimedia works
Materials
gold leaf, books
Subject
faces, text

Nicholas Galanin, Tlingit Unangax, the artist, Sitka, sold; to Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.

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