The Day After

Item number 2892/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Hand-painted dry-point etching print. Image shows a black line drawing of a child desk and chair with a standing child and standing male adult next to it with red and green brush strokes added to the chair. The adult figure has numerous crossed diagonal lines and green brush strokes over it, and is portrayed as having abusive words (via symbols) projecting from his mouth. He also is positioned with his hands on and in front of the child's head as if hitting him. The figure of the child has red brush strokes added. The title, The Day After, is written on the print in black letters in the upper left. Print is signed, dated and numbered (3 of 15) in pencil below the image. Framed.

Iconographic Meaning

One of two prints (The Student and The Day After) created as part of an artist residency at Montreal’s Studio PM. The prints depict abuse that Pitseolak experienced as a child in a the residential school system.