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Five Spiritual Forces (n.d.)

 

Nanabozho and the Man-Eating Giant (n.d.)   The Watchful Eye Man-Eating Giant (n.d.)
    Five Spiritual Forces
(n.d.)
  Nanabozho and the Man-Eating Giant (n.d.)   The Watchful Eye Man-Eating Giant (n.d.)
 

 

 

Infinite Cycle (1961)

 

Theatre Queue (1962)   The Eternal Struggle (1966)
    Infinite Cycle (1961)   Theatre Queue (1962)   The Eternal Struggle (1966)
Series
of the North (1967)

 

 

1003 Chemahawin Cabin

 

A series of 17 ink drawings recording life on the reserve, which included images of the people and their subsistence activities.

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Fire of the Maple Leaves (1968)

 

Legend of the Rolling Head (1968)   Untitled (Mythical Figure) (1968)
    Fire of the Maple Leaves
(1968)
  Legend of the Rolling Head
(1968)
  Untitled (Mythical Figure)
(1968)
 

 

 

Earth Mother (1969)

 

Nanabajou and His Daughter (1969)   Nanabush and the Beavers (1969)
    Earth Mother
(1969)
  Nanabajou and His Daughter
(1969)
  Nanabush and the Beavers
(1969)
 

 

 

Pow Wow (1969)

 

The Shaking Tent (1969)   The Medicine Dream (1970)
    Pow Wow (1969)   The Shaking Tent (1969)   The Medicine Dream (1970)
 

 

 

Big Horn Gives Birth to a Calf (1970)

 

The Lady Teacher (1970)   Big One and the Bad Medicine Woman (1970)
    Big Horn Gives Birth to a Calf (1970)   The Lady Teacher
(1970)
  Big One and the Bad Medicine Woman (1970)

 

 

 

 

Genocide No. 1 (1971)

 

The Evil Spell (1971)   Thunderbird Woman (1971)
    Genocide No. 1 (1971)   The Evil Spell (1971)   Thunderbird Woman (1971)
 

 

 

Legend of the Rolling Head (1971)

 

Massacre (1971)   From Mother Earth Flows the River of Life (1973)
    Legend of the Rolling Head
(1971)
  Massacre
(1971)
  From Mother Earth Flows the River of Life (1973)
Series
of Old Memories (1972)

 

 

3021 Pick Up Fish

 

These are scenes I recall while growing up on the reserve. Sketched in 1972 it is my hope that these six images are recorded and never forgotten.

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Medicine Man (1973)

 

Tribute to the Great Chiefs of the Past (1973)   Off to the Pow Wow (1973)
    Medicine Man
(1973)
  Tribute to the Great Chiefs of the Past (1973)   Off to the Pow Wow
(1973)
 

 

 

Untitled (1973)

 

Medicine Man and the Shaking Tent (1974)   From Ashes Grows a Nation (1974)
    Untitled
(1973)
  Medicine Man and the Shaking Tent (1974)   From Ashes Grows a Nation (1974)
 

 

 

Mother Earth Struggles for Survival (1975)

 

Untitled (1975)   Sisters (1976)
    Mother Earth Struggles for Survival (1975)   Untitled
(1975)
  Sisters
(1976)

Jerusalem Series

The Jerusalem Series (1976) was commissioned by El Al Airlines. They asked Daphne Odjig to paint Jerusalem from her perspective.

 

 

Faith of Jerusalem (1976)

 

Jaffa Gate (1976)   Spirit of Jerusalem (1976)
    Faith of Jerusalem (1976)   Jaffa Gate (1976)   Spirit of Jerusalem (1976)

 

  Vision 1976 (1976)   Western Wall (1976)    
    Vision 1976 (1976)   Western Wall (1976)    
 

 

 

Pow Wow Dancer (1978)

 

Aunt Grace and the Elders (1978)   Moment of Commitment (1978)
    Pow Wow Dancer
(1978)
  Aunt Grace and the Elders (1978)   Moment of Commitment
(1978)
 

 

 

Indian in Transition (1978)

  Rebirth of a Culture (1979)
    Indian in Transition (1978)   Rebirth of a Culture (1979)
 

 

 

Roots (1979)

  My Religious Dilemma (1980)
    Roots (1979)   My Religious Dilemma (1980)
 

 

 

To Drop the Mask (1980)

 

Indecision (1981)   Three Powerful Influences (1981)
    To Drop the Mask
(1980)
  Indecision
(1981)
  Three Powerful Influences
(1981)
 

 

 

People of the Forest (1981)

 

The Living Forest (1981)   Walking With Donald (1981)
    People of the Forest (1981)   The Living Forest (1981)   Walking With Donald (1981)
 

 

 

The Artist's Studio (1982)

 

Two Ladies Quilting (1982)   At The Feast (1983)
    The Artist's Studio (1982)   Two Ladies Quilting (1982)   At The Feast (1983)
 

 

 

Spiritual Renewal (1984)

 

And Some Watched the Sunset (1985)   Cradled in Repose (1985)
    Spiritual Renewal
(1984)
  And Some Watched the Sunset (1985)   Cradled in Repose
(1985)
 

 

 

The Oneness of it All (1985)

 

Harmony and the Universe (1986)   L’Amour Fou (1986)
    The Oneness of it All
(1985)
  Harmony and the Universe
(1986)
  L’Amour Fou
(1986)
 

 

 

In Their Father’s Footsteps (1987)

 

Guardians of the Sea (1989)   The Grand Entrance (1989)
    In Their Father’s Footsteps
(1987)
  Guardians of the Sea
(1989)
  The Grand Entrance
(1989)
 

 

 

My Patchwork Quilt (1998)

 

     
    My Patchwork Quilt
(1998)
       
 

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