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Daphne Odjig
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The Development of
an Artist
Canadian Museum of
Civilization
2008 |
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Daphne Odjig is an artist of national
renown.
Her paintings are in collections throughout Canada.
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©Photos
by Lois Siegel |
The Indian in Transition
1978, acrylic on canvas, 2.5 x 8.3 m, Canadian Museum of
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Daphne was born in 1919 in the village of Wikwemikong
on Manitoulin Island.
She is Potawatomi, Odawa, and English.
Her grandfather, Jonas Odjig, carved tombstones
for the nearby church
and sketched and painted church landscapes.
Her father painted war scenes and portraits of soldiers
from the Great War and was a talented musician. |
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The 2007 Laureates of the Governor General's
Awards
in Visual and Media Arts
Rideau Hall
Front Row: Murray Favro; Daphne Odjig; Their Excellencies the Right
Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel
Lafond; Fernand Leduc; R. Bruce Elder.
Back Row: Tom Hill, Board Member Canada Council for the Arts; David P. Silcox;
Paul Mathieu;
Ian Carr-Harris; Aganetha Dyck; Manon Blanchette, Board Member, Canada Council
for the Arts.
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Daphne Odjig
Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Michaëlle Jean
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Grand Hall |
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William Commanda
The Most Senior Elder of the Algonquin Nation
1913-2011
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Dr. Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO
of the
Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation |
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Women of Wabano
Allison Fisher (Daphne's niece),
Bev Souliere
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Bev Souliere |
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Frank McArdle with his
wife Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin |
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Ryan Slater
Camera
First Voice Multimedia Inc.
Winnipeg
Documenting Daphne Odjig for Two Years
Rob Barten
Sound |
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Web Page Design by Lois Siegel
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