Part biography, part art history -- a thoroughly engaging look at one man's life and his phenomenal influence on the world of contemporary art. Bill Reid was at the forefront of the modern-day renaissance of Northwest Coast Native art; but his art, and his life, was not without controversy. Like the raven -- the trickster and principal figure in countless Haida myths -- Bill Reid reinvented himself several times over. Born to a partly Haida mother and a father of German and Scottish descent, his public persona as a Haida ...
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Part biography, part art history -- a thoroughly engaging look at one man's life and his phenomenal influence on the world of contemporary art. Bill Reid was at the forefront of the modern-day renaissance of Northwest Coast Native art; but his art, and his life, was not without controversy. Like the raven -- the trickster and principal figure in countless Haida myths -- Bill Reid reinvented himself several times over. Born to a partly Haida mother and a father of German and Scottish descent, his public persona as a Haida Indian seems to have been as much a product of journalists, art patrons, museum curators and others in the non-Native establishment as of Bill Reid himself. It is clear that Reid's art arose from the tension that existed between his Native and white artistic perceptions. Award-winning biographer and cultural historian Maria Tippett became intrigued by this enigmatic figure who referred to his own early works as "artefakes," yet to this day continues to inspire new generations of Northwest Coast artists, including Robert Davidson and Jim Hart. But she questions whether Reid's status as the architect of contemporary Native art is fair and accurate, given that artists such as Mungo Martin had been keeping the tradition alive since the beginning of the twentieth century. Most controversially, she explores how Reid brought a sensibility formed through his white heritage to the reinvention of Native art. By asking difficult questions about Reid's life and work, and by analyzing the works of other Native artists since the beginning of the twentieth century, Tippet gives the reader the defining portrait of Bill Reid -- one of Canada's most enigmatic and beloved artists. Bill Reid's work can be found in private and public art galleries and museums all over the world. The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia houses the famous The Raven and The First Men and many smaller masterworks. The Spirit of Haida Gwaii , a monumental bronze sculpture over four metres high, is on display at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The British Museum, the Mus???e de l'Homme in Paris and the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa also hold impressive examples of the work of this extraordinary and imaginative artist. From the Hardcover edition.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, a slight curl along the top edge, no tears.
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Fine. Dust Jacket Included. First printing. Xi, 336 pp., photos, maps, notes, biblio, index, 8vo, red cloth, dustjacket. Fine/Fine copy with very light rubbing to dj at tips. Very tight, unread copy. Laid in: single page pamphlet in green card wraps: "The Bookpersons' Lunch Massey College Thursday Decemeber 18", "Printed at The Massey College Press December 2003 23/50". Pamphlet is Fine.
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Fine in Fine jacket. As New in As New jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.336 with index and select bibliography. A defining portrait of Bill Reid one of Canada's greatest artists. clean tight unread copy.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Maria Tippett on the title page with no inscription; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with a black and white map and black and white photographs throughout; 336 pages.
