Birch Bark Museum is currently selling vintage and rare Ojibway art created in the 1970's at the infamous Woodland Studios located in Northern Ontario, Canada. It was a mecca for fledgling and established Ojibway artists for decades and decades. Birch Bark Museum has decided to share these culturally significant art pieces with you today. These pieces are either rare or hotsell currently non-existent in the current known market.
This piece is called "Serpent Spirit" created by Ojibway artist "Blake Debassige". It is a hand made print on a rough thick paper, it is not a digital print or reprint - it is signed, dated and numbered 128/185.
Blake Debassige
Date of birth: 1956 - 2022
Place of birth: Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Blake Debassige is a Native Canadian artist of the M'Chigeeng First Nation, born at West Bay on Manitoulin Island in Ontario on June 22, 1956. A leading member of the "second generation" of Ojibwa artists influenced by Norval Morrisseau, Debassige has broadened the stylistic and thematic range of this group.
Debassige's paintings and graphics frequently investigate traditional Anishabek teachings about the nature of cosmic order, the cycles of the seasons, the interdependence of animal, plant and human life and the common principles at work in the world's great spiritual systems. He frequently relates these themes to highly contemporary problems such as the destruction of the environment, the alienation of native youth and family dysfunction.
PLEASE NOTE: The artwork shows signs of aging. All artwork is in good to great condition unless otherwise stated. You may have some dis-colouration or smudges as these were hand made half a century ago.
Product code: Vintage hotsell Rare 1976 Ojibway Art - Blake Debassige - Serpent Spirit - Woodland Studios