Family Portrait
Maggie Thompson
2012
- Medium
- Rayon, wool, dye
- Dimensions
- 36 × 72 in. (91.44 × 182.88 cm) (object part, a) 36 × 72 in. (91.44 × 182.88 cm) (object part, b) 36 × 72 in. (91.44 × 182.88 cm) (object part, c)
- Genre
- Textiles
Tags
United States
About
Family Portrait represents blood quantum, the percentage of Indian blood, of my parents and myself. My dad is mostly Native American and my mom is Irish and German. Even though I am mostly “white” I still identify myself as being Native American, but why? In this piece I am exploring and questioning ideas and systems of “authenticity.” —Maggie Thompson