Mild cockling and creasing of image. Paper has fallen down from the mat on the left side, and as a result is showing the backing board in the TR corner.
Surface is all together dirty. Numerous smudges and other surface accretions and is especially bad in the top horizontal register, which has multiple large smudges. Canvas is loose in the TL corner due to storage (another painting was leaning on it). T
Several splashes of brown paint across bottom half most probably inherent to image. TL corner of paper is creased. Top edge has some surface paper peeled off.
Daphne Odjig (Mrs. Chester Beavon), an Odawa native, she has been born and raised on the Wikwemikong Indian Reserve of Manitoulin Island, 180 miles NW of Toronto. Moved to Manitoba in 1963. In her work she uses pastels, acrylics, pen and ink and collage to create vivid prints of Indian folklore as well as murals and illustrations for children's books. She produced a mural for the Pequis Indian School, Winnipeg, and her work appeared on Christmas cards as well as two illustrated children's books. Her work has been seen in Osaka (Japan), France, Belgium, Vancouver, North Dakota and many places in Manitoba. Odjig's images are represented in numerous collections across Canada. She has been a member of the B.C. Federation of Artist's and is on the Board of the Manitoba Arts Foundation Folk School. (1996 inventory)