Shikaakwa
By: Nick & Nadine
Date: 2012
Size: 18" x 24"
Edition: 50
Colors: 6-color screen print
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This print was created for the Chicago Cultural Center’s 2012 exhibit Pulled, Pressed & Printed: The Flag and Seal Revisited and is the companion piece to our large-scale collage and screen printed work, Urbs in Horto, which was also created for the exhibit. “Shikaakwa” is a Native American word for the wild leek, which is very common in the area. The name “Chicago” was derived from the word. For the exhibit, artists were asked to re-imagine/explore the city flag and seal. Nadine and I referenced both in the creation of these two works, Shikaakwa and Urbs in Horto.