Dene Nation; Leonard by Unidentified First Nations Artist

Unidentified First Nations Artist
Dene Nation; Leonard

pair of silkscreen prints
- “Dene Nation”- signed, dated 1982 and numbered 2/500 at the lower edge;

- “Leonard”- signed, titled, and numbered 1/10 at the lower edge, inscribed:

“Leonard
You wear a mask
of prison pain
And braids of jailhouse bars
In your Lakota hair
Can you see the stars
through those prison stripes?
Oh hear the drums of the Indian dream?
You’re doing time for us all
But time is our bandage”

each unframed

25 x 19 ins ( 63.5 x 48.3 cms )

Auction Estimate: $500.00$300.00 - $500.00

Price Realized $228.00
Sale date: June 28th 2022