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Artist / Maker : |
Johnny, Maynard Jr.
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Title : |
Leader of the Fishermen
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Date (Execution) : |
1999
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Geographical Origin : |
Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Penelakut,
Coast Salish,
Kwakwaka'wakw
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Style / Period : |
Contemporary 1950 -
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Medium / Material : |
Serigraph
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Support / Technique : |
Paper
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Object Type : |
screen prints
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Visual Description : |
Brown and blue design of bird, man and fish, all facing forward.
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Accession # : |
U014.3.311
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Width (cm) : |
42.00
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Height (cm) : |
38.50
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Depth (cm) : |
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
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Artist Statement :
"The first time I saw an Eagle was when I went fishing with my Dad. We were walking to a fishing spot along the Cowichan River and saw an Eagle on top of a tree. My Dad said 'Wait, look at the Eagle,' and just as I looked up the Eagle swooped down to the river with its talons out and hooked a salmon out of the river. After that my Dad and I fished there all day and caught four salmon between the two of us. This print is of an Eagle holding a salmon in its talons; I called it 'Leader of the Fishermen' because it led my Dad and I to a great fishing spot."
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