I began this series of paintings with the modest objective of illustrating
a few
of the important events of the contact period on the northwest coast of
America. The realization that the ships were almost all from western Europe
or the east coast of the United States led to a search of their origins
and histories, and has expanded into a project that starts with the Vikings
and whose conclusion is not yet certain.
The images on this site are a few of those painted so far, and will be updated as more are produced.
~ Gordon Miller
For Gordon Miller images of Natives of the Northwest Coast visit Civilization.ca.
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