Chief Joseph, Nez Perce - 13 3/4 in x 20 in - Oil on Panel 2016 - Private Collection
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For 44 years, my brother Larry Beckett has been at work on American Cycle, a series of long poems: U. S. Rivers: Highway 1, Old California, Paul Bunyan, Chief Joseph, Wyatt Earp, P. T. Barnum, Amelia Earhart, Blue Ridge, and U. S. Rivers: Route 66.
I've felt drawn to paint Chief Joseph for awhile, sensing a deep affinity within myself for my brother, for the spirit of the Nez Perce, for hope.
