Child to Mother

Date1997

Maker Francis Dick First Nations, Kwakwaka'wakw, Dzwada'enuxw, born 1959

Label TextWeep for me not my heart gone one Who flew from me as an eagle to the moon Can you come to love me, if only for one day Hold me to your bosom, close, so I Might feel your heart Beating love, wisdom and light upon my Tiny bod Will you mother come to me, And take my baby pain away Fill me with what was stolen from me, time and time again See that moon, just over there, rising from the sea, Meet me there my mother dear, embrace me ‘til I’m free, from all the shadows dancing round, flailing, Brawling with deathly sound, So come my mother, please, for just a while. Yes, Over there, you see that moon rising from The sea, Meet me there my mother, please, Embrace me towards eternity. — Francis Dick

Object number2014.4.8

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Indigenous Matrix: Northwest Women Printmakers, June 15 - Dec. 11, 2022.

Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg

Dimensions20 x 17 1/2 in. (50.8 x 44.5 cm)

MediumSilkscreen print