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April - Moon Flying in a Flock

September 1995

First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat, born 1950

The arrival of geese to Hesquiaht territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island is annually noted by Paul’s family. His grandmother was from Esperanza Inlet where the geese were welcomed and protected. Carved by glaciers during the last ice age, Esperanza Inlet has been home to First Nations People for millennia and is rich in birds and sea life.

Silkscreen on Stonehenge cover white rag paper

Sheet: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)

Image :16 x 22 1/8 in. (40.6 x 56.2 cm)

Gift of R. Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell

2018.29.178

Provenance: [Pacific Editions Limited, Victoria, British Columbia]; purchased by Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell, Seattle, Washington, Mar. 27, 1996

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Avian Avatars: Birds in Northwest Coast Prints from the Colwell Collection, Dec. 15, 2021 - June 12, 2022.

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