The silkscreen itself is in excellent condition. It has been framed behind glass using acid-free materials. There is a tiny scratch on the black frame (see photo), but it is hardly noticeable.

The image size is 18 ¾ by 12 ¾ inches. With the frame, it measures 23 inches by 17 inches. 

Norval Morrisseau (1931-2007), also known as Copper Thunderbird, is an important figure in contemporary Indigenous art in Canada. He is the founder of the Woodland School of art, a prominent member of the Indian Group of Seven and has been called Picasso of the North. 

Morrisseau was Anishinaabe from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation in northern Ontario. At the of age six, he was sent to St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School in Thunder Bay. The residential school system in Canada forcibly separated Indigenous children from their families and forbade them from speaking their language or practising their culture.

Morrisseau started to paint in 1959 after receiving a vision to do so. He was discouraged from sharing traditional stories and images outside his community. He is now considered the first artists to break this taboo. The artworks of Morrisseau depict the legends of his people, his existential struggles, and the tensions between Indigenous and European traditions.