Describing this painting the artist wrote, “This is one of my favorite paintings. The clock represents the invasion of the whites and a loss of traditions and a way of life for the Indians. And what does the future hold? I think the title says it all.”

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Michigan

EXHIBITED
Masters of the American West, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California, 2003
Only a Matter of Time: The Paintings of Robert Griffing, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2010

LITERATURE
Only a Matter of Time: The Paintings of Robert Griffing, Eiteljorg Museum, 2010, cover, p. 2, illustrated