Briar Head Mtn of National Park Range of Bryce Canyon National Park near Hatch, Utah U.S.A.
c. 1969
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ballpoint pen and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 50.8 × 60.96 cm (20 × 24 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Collectors Committee and the Donald and Nancy de Laski Fund
Accession Number
2015.17.1
Art Historical Context
Joseph Yoakum's *Briar Head Mtn National Park Range of Bryce National Park near Hatch, U.S.A.* (c. 1969) captures the rugged majesty of Utah's dramatic landscapes through the eyes of a visionary self-taught artist. Born around 1890, Yoakum began creating art in his early 80s after a prophetic dream, producing over a thousand intricate drawings inspired by places he claimed to have visited during a colorful life as a traveler and performer. This work, rendered in ballpoint pen and colored pencil paper (20 × 24 in.), exemplifies his outsider art style—fluid, organic lines that evoke spiritual en...