Pacific Spirit

Date2000

Maker Susan Point Musqueam, Canadian, born 1952

Label TextPoint created this unconventional design for the 10-km Pacific Spirit Hospital Benefit race held on the University of British Columbia endowment lands, the traditional homelands of her Musqueam people. She has supported the annual event for eleven years by providing original prints for fundraising endeavors. The frogs symbolize their abundance in the local native habitat and serve as reminders of the changing seasons.

Object number2009.5.49

Provenance[Coast Salish Arts, Vancouver, BC, 2000]

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg

Dimensions34 x 34 3/4 in. (86.4 x 88.3 cm)

MediumSilkscreen on paper