Sea Lion

Artist Patrick Amos (Canadian, b. 1957)

Date1978

Place of ManufactureNorth America

Mediumserigraph

DimensionsOverall (sheet; image: 40.8 x 31.1): 51.8 x 41.7 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineGift of Rosita Tovell

Object number1996.027.002

Descriptiona portrait of the Sea Lion as he is described in the Legend of the Creation of the West Coast peoples. In this myth, the Sea Lion's services are enlisted by the Raven to help him make land in exchange for a fur coat so that he can swim in the coldest water and keep warm

Status

Not on view