Description: When speaking of his body of work Rabbett Before Horses Strickland offered “My movement came from Botticelli, my color from Rubens, and my form from Michelangelo.” His subject matter however is rooted in Ojibwe mythology most often with the appearance of Nanabozho, a shapeshifter and co-creator of the world which Strickland ascribed the half hare and half man physique. Nanabozho is portrayed as either a solemn witness or a participant of the scene unfolding. In this image, Nanabozho is placing stars in the sky.