By Chholing P. Taha

Legend of Octopus Woman and Crow

By Chholing P. Taha

In the painting above, Native American artist Chholing P. Taha used acrylic paint to illustrate a narrative story about the importance of lung cancer prevention. Twenty-five crows, surrounding the red octopus, represent 25 long-term smokers. The yellow crow caught in the tentacles of the octopus depicts a smoker who has developed lung cancer. The blue crow that manages to fly away from the sea monster symbolizes a smoker who has quit and escaped death.


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