HELMI JUVONEN : SYMBOL, MYTH, FANTASY
ID#:
1984.0018.000005
Description:
Thunderbird, Whale, and Lightning Serpents, 1952
Pencil on newsprint
Gift of Helmi Juvonen and Wesley Wehr, 1984.18.5

Helmi's drawing for the print, Thunderbird, Whale, and Lightning Serpents, was inspired, in part, by a Nuu—chah—nulth (Nootka) ceremonial house screen erected as a backdrop for potlach rituals.
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