Artwork copyright Mark Swazo-Hinds. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1986.
Protector of My Cornfield, 1983
Mark Swazo-Hinds
(American | Pueblo, born 1959)
Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Protector of My Cornfield is a mixed media sculpture by Pueblo artist Mark Swazo Hinds which combines natural materials bound together and composed as a symbolic and spiritually resonant object.
This artwork is part of Beyond Blue Mountains, a collection that was curated by late Tlingit (Native Alaskan) artist Jim Schoppert. It presents the work of Native American artists of diverse heritage, ideas, materials, and styles. The collection takes an in-depth look at the artists’ unique voices and interpretations of tradition.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Department of Corrections.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Native American artist Mark Swazo-Hinds (Pueblo) creates elegantly crafted fetishes and sculptures. Fetishes are carved to resemble symbolic forms, and are considered sacred objects.
Born in Berkeley, California, Swazo-Hinds moved to the Tesque Pueblo in New Mexico in 1972. He attended the Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence, Kansas, and graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1981.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Medium | Stone, buckskin, wood, turquoise and feathers |
| Dimensions | 2 3/8 in x 13 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in (overall) |
| ID Number | WSAC1985.055.000 |
| Acquisition Method | Direct purchase |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | Washington State Arts Commission |
| Artwork Location | Washington State Arts Commission Not on display. At ArtsWA pending conservation, framing, re-siting, or return to site. |
| WA County | Thurston |
| Placement | Interior |
| Site Type | State Agency |
| Address | 711 Capitol Way S., Suite 600 Olympia, WA 98504 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.041975, -122.901474 |
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