blanket printed with original woodcut and embellished with ribbon, shells, coral, beads & medallions; 80×60″

“Tecumseh (1768 – 1813) died in his efforts to stop the occupation of Native American lands by Europeans. He was a champion of human and earth rights. He was an eloquent orator and lived sustainably within the environment. He was devastated by Europeans’ massive deforestation and consumptive practices. With this blanket, I honor this great Shawnee Chief and my father, Thomas Francis.”

ARTIST BIO: Suzanne Michele Chouteau, a Professor Emerita of Art at Xavier University, is a citizen of the Shawnee Tribe and lives on ancestral lands in south-central Ohio. Through depictions of animals, places and people, she draws attention to earth and human rights.