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Item Name: Collage
Title: T. S. Price and His Great Great Grandparents at Mameo Beach
Maker: George Littlechild
Year: 1989
Country: Canadian
Materials: mixed media collage on paper
Measurements: overall: 74.3 cm x 105.4 cm
ID Number: PC90.18
Legal Status: PERMANENT COLLECTION


Extended Label Info: George Littlechild (1958-) was born in Alberta, the son of a Plains Cree mother and a Celtic father and was raised by foster parents in Edmonton. Littlechild received a diploma in art and design from Red Deer College in 1984, and a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, in 1988. His mixed-media paintings are often socially charged in response to political movements, societal concerns such as reconciliation and reclamation, as well as personal history. He says of his work "...I am committed to righting the wrongs that First Nations peoples have endured by creating art that focuses on cultural, social and political injustices. As an artist, educator and cultural worker, my goal is a better world. It is my job to show the pride, strength and beauty of First Nations people and cultures, and contribute to the betterment of mankind." George Littlechild has received many honors and awards, which include most recently an Honourary Doctorate of Letters 2013, Fraser Valley University and the 2017 Reveal Indigenous award, and has exhibited both nationally and internationally. His work resides in several public and private collections.