"And Then Raven Opened the Box of Daylight," created by artist Dale DeArmond in 1970.
Dale Frances DeArmond (1914–2006) was a prominent Alaskan printmaker, author, and public librarian whose iconic mid-century woodcuts made her one of the state's most celebrated 20th-century artists. Over a 50-year career, she hand-pulled more than 400 woodcut titles and 800 wood engravings, mostly capturing Southeast Alaskan wildlife, landscapes, and stylized interpretations of Indigenous myths.
Among her most recognizable works is the 1970 print "And Then Raven Opened the Box of Daylight." While Dale DeArmond was a non-Native artist working in a European folk-style woodcut medium, her work re...
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