Bus Shelter Mural Program Gallery
Messages From Our Elders
© 1993 Caroline Orr & Daniel Glenn, all rights reserved
Medium: Acrylic latex semi-gloss enamel with polyurethane clear-coat
Located at Rainier Ave. S. & Seward Park Dr. S. in Seattle
"Messages From Our Elders"
We can interpret messages from our elders from many points of view. Since the native community in Seattle is extremely diverse and scattered, part of this project focused on talking to directors of community centers that specifically serve Native Americans, and leaders and elders living in the region, including the Tribal Chair and Cultural Chair of the Duwamish Tribe.
The storyteller depicted is Upper Skagit Elder Vi Hilbert, recognized storyteller, teacher of the Lushootseed language, and a Washington State Living Treasure. The images in the mural come from the well know story "The Changer", in her text Haboo, Lushootseed Literature in English. It is a story of creation, diversity and working together for change.
The text of the story as it appears on the back side of the shelter is from a different source: Peace Tales: World Folktales to Talk About, by Margaret Read MacDonald, Linnet Books, 1992.
Artists
Caroline Orr is a Native American artist enrolled with the Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington. Daniel Glenn is a Native American artist and architect affiliated with the Crow Tribe of Montana. Both artists reside in Seattle.
Funding
The artwork in this bus shelter was commissioned in 1993 by the Metro 1% for Art Program. This commemoration of the county’s indigenous people was collaboration with the King County Arts Commission project known as Meeting of Cultures.
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