2006.75.18

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The Fishman
1962
16 in HIGH x 20 in WIDE
(40.64 cm HIGH x 50.80 cm WIDE)
Gift of the Lyle R. Scott Collection
2006.75.18

frame
"F. Day" - D has triple vertical mark, painted, BR
Adhesive exhibition label on verso:"HX76.7.9Frank Day; KonkowThe Fishman1962oil on canvasCollection of Lyle R. Scott4.1.6MEMORY AND IMAGINATIONThe Legacy of Maidu Indian Artist Frank DayOakland Museum of California History Department1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94611 510.238.3842"Adhesive label on verso:"Atthowe Fine Art Services926 32nd Street Oakland, California 94608(510)654-6816CRATE 2"
"MEMORY AND IMAGINATION: The Legacy of Maidu Indian Artist Frank Day" - March 15 to Oct. 19, 1997, Oakland Museum of California.





Oil painting on canvas of a landscape with two male figures and a large figure with features of a human and a fish. The "fishman" shown with brown skin, pointed face, and large spiked fins stands at center on gray ground in front of a body of water and holds a net in outstretched arms. Two nude male figures with dark shoulder length hair flank the "fishman" at center right and left, kneeling on the ground and holding the ends of the net. Brown hills appear in the distance at right and left against a clear blue sky.
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