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F. Carlson Collection
Florence
Carlson is a Red Lake area pioneer and this work, which she thinks of
as “The Owls”, has hung in her living room for thirty years. She
received this painting as a Christmas gift from her son, Hugh, circa
1962. She believes Morrisseau gave it to Hugh in return for
favours Hugh did for him. Florence recalls that her interest in
Morrisseau’s art was spurred by the fact that he was living in the
area. She did not know him but has a sense of the contribution he
has made to Canada and the world by originating a “new style of
art”. Her husband Arthur, deceased since 1996, framed this work
himself with oak flooring strips left over after he had finished
building their house.
This
work, shows lines of communication encircling the mother and baby owls
with a divided circle on either side. It conveys a maternal
protectiveness and security.
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