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Nov 2019
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Episode 21: A Paintbrush in Her Hand

ALLYSON HEALEY
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Indigenous Canadian artist Daphne Odjig’s painting Bathed in Sunlight (1983) and the larger story of Odjig’s career prompt us to think about Native art and how it is (or isn’t) included in the mainstream contemporary art world.

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Synchronicity” by Unheard Music Concepts via freemusicarchive.org, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Amber Haze” by Daniel Birch via freemusicarchive.org, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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