Painted woodcut of a Harris's Sparrow attached to the exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn, Yellowknife, NWT.

Harris's Sparrow is the largest sparrow in North America and is the only bird that breeds only in northern Canada. This woodcut painting is attached to the corrugated steel south wall of the Yellowknife Inn and is part of a series of artworks installed on this wall. The sparrow is shown perched...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Sandy
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Zonotrichia querula
Birds - Paintings - Arctic Regions
Harris's Sparrow - Paintings
Tthit'qkaa
Bruant a face noire
Public art - Yellowknife
NWT
Public art - Arctic Regions
Arctic
Canada
Noire
The Yellowknife Inn
Yellowknife
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/f886a257-3e7d-4ea2-b85d-fdf805414090
https://doi.org/10.7939/R3CF9JM2T
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Summary:Harris's Sparrow is the largest sparrow in North America and is the only bird that breeds only in northern Canada. This woodcut painting is attached to the corrugated steel south wall of the Yellowknife Inn and is part of a series of artworks installed on this wall. The sparrow is shown perched on a branch. The accompanying sign on the wall reads "Le choix de Suzanne" (Suzanne's choice).

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