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Thomas A. Leek
American
(1932–2021)
Byzantine Affer II
Date unknown
Watercolor on paper
28 x 36 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.367
Aspen trees have been significant to the history of the American West in many ways. Some Indigenous tribes believed the trees had spiritual qualities and saw them as a source of divine protection. Aspen trees also played a role in Indigenous medicine. Their bark contains salicylates, a compound common to pain relief medications. The white powder from the bark of quaking aspens can also be used as a protectant against UV rays. Leek spent many years on the faculty at the College of Southern Utah (now SUU), and would have known about Pando, the Aspen tree colony that is the world’s largest living organism. Located in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, Pando may have served as the inspiration for this painting.
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- aspen - Common term for several poplar trees that are typically native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere but extending south at high altitudes in the mountains.
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