The Art Institute of Chicago - Art of the America's Collection

Lákt (Bentwood Box) / photo: The Art Institute of Chicago

Lákt (Bentwood Box) 2019

Yellow and Red Cedar with acrylic paint.

James P. Johnson - Ch’áak’ Dakl’aweidi Clan (Eagle Killerwhale), Tlingit, born 1978

Alaska and Arizona, United States

Andrew Hamilton, Associate Curator of Arts of the Americas at the Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago acquired my Bentwood Box for their Art of the America’s Museum Collection. I am extremely honored to have a piece in their collection. The Bentwood Box took First Place at the Santa Fe Indian Market Juried Art Show in 2019 for Wood Sculpture. I met Andrew Hamilton in Santa Fe, where he setup the piece to be acquired for their collection. Again, it is an incredible honor to have a piece in The Art Institute of Chicago. Gunalcheesh!

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