Photograph by Contemporary Native American artist Will Wilson titled 'Madrienne Salgado', Trotta-Bono Contemporary, Los Angeles CA

WILL WILSON

Madrienne Salgado (Jingle Dress Dancer/Government and Public Relations Manager for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Citizen of the Muckleshoot Nation)

Date: 2020

Dimensions: 15” x 11” (Art) | 21” x 17” (Frame)

Edition: 14/50

Medium: Archival pigment print from wet plate collodion scan

Condition: Overall very good

Provenance: 

– Private Collection, Santa Fe, NM

– Trotta-Bono, Los Angeles, CA

Wilson reclaims early photographic process without replicating its gaze. The portrait is formal and steady. The sitter is fully identified – dancer, professional, contemporary leader. The augmented component activates the image without spectacle. Wilson’s project is clear: representation authored from within.