The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 31, 2026

A square offset lithograph depicts a tiered waterfall cascading over layered cliffs. Horizontal bands of purple and brown form a steep rock face on the left. Cream water flows from the top right around dark blue-green masses, textured with fine hatching and scribbled lines. A warm brown ledge projects inward on the right. Stylized sections of color and rhythmic patterns throughout define the movement of the water and craggy stone.

The Onrush of Time

1989

Kay WalkingStick

(American, Member of the Cherokee Nation/Oklahoma, b. 1935)
printer

Robert Franklin

(American, b. 1930)
publisher

Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA

America
offset lithograph, triptych
Image and Sheet: 50.6 x 50.8 cm (19 15/16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Linda and Jack Lissauer, M.D. 2023.94.c
Location: 101B Prints & Drawings

Did You Know?

Walkingstick made this image of a waterfall when she lived near the Finger Lakes in upstate New York.

Description

Cherokee artist Kay Walkingstick focuses on the American landscape and its universal metaphorical significance and spiritual energy. Her Onrush of Time triptych was made at a time of grief following her husband’s death. Focusing on the all-powerful natural force of a waterfall, the work was made to confront universal themes such as grief, rebirth and finding tranquility in nature.
  • still/emerging: Native American Works on Paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-June 7, 2026).
  • {{cite web|title=The Onrush of Time|url=false|author=Kay WalkingStick, Robert Franklin, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA|year=1989|access-date=31 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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