{"id":627,"title":"The Two Johns","dimensions":"54 x 61 x 6 cm","date_begin":"1988-01-01","material":"Wood, paint","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":2,"stream_count":1,"collection":"Collection of Robin Klassnik, Matt's Gallery, London","cached_tag_list":"mixed media","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"Currently in the possession of Robin Klassnik (directeur Matt's Gallery), London, U.K.\r\nInsurance value: 50.000 euros. Owner has agreed to having the work photographed for catalogue, TV, press and educational purpose. Should be listed as: courtesy of Robin Klassnik, Matt's Gallery, London. ","date_end":"1988-01-01","reference":"","stream_count_app":26,"permalink":"the-two-johns","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Sculpture","nl":"Sculptuur","fr":"Sculpture"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/009/485/large/DSC_0571.jpg?1337780809","poster_credits":"(c) image: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"In the exhibition [*Pocahontas and the Little Carpenter*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/65), in London (1988), a small sculpture of a boy on a children's stool stood besides Pocahontas (a piece which later became [*La Malinche*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/551)). *The Two Johns* refers to John Smith and John Rolfe, both Englishmen, key characters in the story of the Cherokee legend Pocahontas. The first John had been captured by Indians and was saved by Pocahontas. She was then herself captured by the English, converted to Christianity, and ended up getting married to a tobacco planter, John Rolfe."},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"In de tentoonstelling [*Pocahontas and the Little Carpenter*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/65), in Londen (1988), stond een klein sculptuur van een jongen op een kinderstoel naast Pocahontas (een werk dat later [*La Malinche*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/551) werd). *The Two Johns* verwijst naar John Smith en John Rolfe, allebei Engelsen, sleutelfiguren in het verhaal van de Cherokeelegende Pocahontas. De eerste John was gevangengenomen door de indianen en gered door Pocahontas. Ze werd dan vervolgens zelf gevangengenomen door de Engelsen en bekeerd tot het Christendom, en ze huwde ten slotte een tabakboer, John Rolfe."},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"Dans l'exposition [*Pocahontas and the Little Carpenter*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/65), à Londres, en 1988, une petite sculpture représentant un garçon sur un tabouret d'enfant est placée derrière Pocahontas (une pièce devenue par la suite [La Malinche](http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/551)). The Two Johns fait référence à John Smith et John Rolfe, deux Anglais, des personnages clés dans l'histoire de la légende cherokee de Pocahontas. Le premier John fut capturé par les Indiens et sauvé par Pocahontas. Celle-ci fut ensuite capturée par les Anglais, convertie au christianisme et a fini mariée à un planteur de tabac, John Rolfe. "},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":209,"name":"Jimmie Durham","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}