Benjamin Chee Chee
| Benjamin Chee Chee | |
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| Born |
March 26, 1944 Temagami, Ontario, Canada |
| Died |
March 14, 1977 (aged 32) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Self taught |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Woodland School of Art |
Benjamin Chee Chee, (born Kenneth Thomas Benjamin) was a Canadian artist of Ojibwa [1] decent. He was born at Temagami, Ontario on March 26th 1944; and died in Ottawa on March 14th 1977.[1] His early life was troubled and he lost track of his mother, who he spent many years searching for. He moved to Montreal in 1965 where he developed his love of drawing, moving back to Ottawa in 1973. He gained fame as he developed his unique style of clear graceful lines with minimal colour of birds and animals giving sense to emotion and movement. After finally finding his mother and achieving success as an artist, he committed suicide in an Ottawa jail.
Benjamin Chee Chee was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario.[1]
Footnotes
References
- Evans, Alvin (2004), Chee Chee: A Study of Aboriginal Suicide (Hardcover), McGill-Queens University Press, ISBN 978-0-7735-2687-7
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