My Ancestors Got My Back
Artist
Jake Prendez
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions24 x 30 x 1 in. (61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
My Ancestors Got My Back deals with the ways we connect to our ancestors. We are the bloomed flowers of the seeds our ancestors planted. In the painting you have the contemporary woman and the ancestor giving each other the "power" handshake holding a bundle of sage. –Artist statement
