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First Nations • First Nations Paintings
Mother and Child
Artist: Dorothy Jarvis
Available: Ucluelet
Tsimshain First Nation artist Dorothy Jarvis paints the people and landscapes of her beautiful heritage and land. 'Mother and Child' is inspired by the love between a mother and child, expressed as an image from the past, painted in a soft meaningful way.
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Sunrise Old Timer
Artist: Dorothy Jarvis
Available: Ucluelet
'Sunrise Old Timer' was painted during a visit to Lax kw'aalams, Port Simpson. The old boat represents the many Tsimshain fishermen who went out on the ocean in all types of weather to provide food for the people of the village.
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West Coast Fishing Camp
Artist: Dorothy Jarvis
Available: Ucluelet
First Nation painter Dorothy Jarvis paints the people and landscapes of her heritage. 'West Coast Fishing Camp' depicts, in a soft and meaningful way, a Native fishing camp that may have been seen 200 years ago along the coastline of Vancouver Island.
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The Last Canoe
Artist: Dorothy Jarvis
Available: Ucluelet
'The last Canoe' is an original oil painting by First Nations artist Dorothy Jarvis of Port Alberni, BC. The canoe is a symbol of generations of fishermen providing for their families, and represents the tree it was carved from and the beauty of the land.
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