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Image of Autumn Cottonwood

Gaell Lindstrom

American
(1919–2009)

Autumn Cottonwood
1978

Watercolor on paper and cloth
24.125 x 30.125 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.2038

Cottonwoods carried spiritual significance for Indigenous tribes. For the Hopi and Lakota thought of cottonwoods symbolized hope and healing. For many settlers to the West, the trees represented strength and perseverance. Settlers used cottonwood branches to feed their horses and turned the tree’s sticky resin into glue for repairs. Later, cottonwoods were also planted to protect newly constructed pioneer homes from the sun and as habitat for livestock. Lindstrom was born in Salt Lake and was a student of LeConte Stewart, whose work is also featured in this gallery.

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autumn*, leaves, Trees, vegetation*
  • autumn - The season of the year which is the transition period from summer to winter, occurring as the sun approaches the winter solstice, its beginning marked by the autumnal equinox.
  • leaves
  • Trees
  • vegetation - Plants collectively, usually referring to plants or vegetal growths in a defined area. For the kingdom of plants, use "Plantae (kingdom)."

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