Doug Kakekagumick "two Loons," 1992

DOUG KAKEKAGUMICK (CANADIAN INDIGENOUS, 1963–2009) ACRYLIC ON PAPER, SIGNED, DATED, AND INSCRIBED IN SYLLABICS LOWER RIGHT AN ORIGINAL PAINTING IN THE WOODLAND SCHOOL STYLE BY CREE/OJI-CREE ARTIST DOUG KAKEKAGUMICK, EXECUTED IN 1992. THE WORK DEPICTS TWO LOONS IN A STYLIZED LANDSCAPE OF REEDS AND GENTLE CLOUD OUTLINES, FEATURING THE ARTIST'S CHARACTERISTIC CLEAN LINES, BOLD BLACK CONTRAST, AND RICH GRAPHIC SYMBOLISM. 20.25 X 14.75 IN AT SIGHT 28.25 X 22.25 IN FRAMED DOUG KAKEKAGUMICK WAS AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST FROM THE SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO. DEEPLY INFLUENCED BY THE WOODLAND ART MOVEMENT FOUNDED BY NORVAL MORRISSEAU AND HIS OWN FAMILY LEGACY, HIS WORK CELEBRATES INDIGENOUS ORAL HISTORIES, SACRED LEGENDS, AND THE NATURAL WILDLIFE OF THE CANADIAN SHIELD. HIS PIECES ...