William Ronald Reid (AKA: Bill Reid) was a very important Canadian sculptor, carver, print maker, graphic artist, jewellery maker, illustrator, author and broadcaster. He elevated the stature of... Read full biography
William Ronald Reid (AKA: Bill Reid) was a very important Canadian sculptor, carver, print maker, graphic artist, jewellery maker, illustrator, author and broadcaster. He elevated the stature of Haida (Indian) art from the category of an ethnological curiosity to a highly respected fine art form.... Read full biography
William Ronald Reid (AKA: Bill Reid) was a very important Canadian sculptor, carver, print maker, graphic artist, jewellery maker, illustrator, author and broadcaster. He elevated the stature of Haida (Indian) art from the category of an ethnological curiosity to a highly respected fine art form. Since his death, the degree of his contribution to the 20th Century renaissance of Haida art and even the authorship of some of his best known works has become controversial. However, there is no... Read full biography
William Ronald Reid (AKA: Bill Reid) was a very important Canadian sculptor, carver, print maker, graphic artist, jewellery maker, illustrator, author and broadcaster. He elevated the stature of Haida (Indian) art from the category of an ethnological curiosity to a highly respected fine art form. Since his death, the degree of his contribution to the 20th Century renaissance of Haida art and even the authorship of some of his best known works has become controversial. However, there is no dispute that he was Haida art's most famous leader in the last three decades of the century and of his life. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and died in Vancouver, British Columbia where he had lived much of his life. While a child he... Read full biography
William Ronald Reid (AKA: Bill Reid) was a very important Canadian sculptor, carver, print maker, graphic artist, jewellery maker, illustrator, author and broadcaster. He elevated the stature of Haida (Indian) art from the category of an ethnological curiosity to a highly respected fine art form. Since his death, the degree of his contribution to the 20th Century renaissance of Haida art and even the authorship of some of his best known works has become controversial. However, there is no dispute that he was Haida art's most famous leader in the last three decades of the century and of his life. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and died in Vancouver, British Columbia where he had lived much of his life. While a child he moved, with his family, several times between Victoria and Hyder, Alaska. Since 1939 he has lived briefly in... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (38)
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Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection (Vancouver Art Gallery)
2012
Thom, Ian M.
160 pages (color)
Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast
2009
Thom, Ian M
186 pages (color)
Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art (Vancouver Art Gallery)
2006
Augaitis, Daina et al
182 pages (color)
Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes)
2006
Benezit, E
0 pages
From Drawing to Visual Culture: A History of Art Education in Canada
2006
Pearse, Harold (Editor)
318 pages
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: Bill Reid's Masterpiece
2006
Steltzer, Ulli; Bill Reid; Robin Laurence
64 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Aboriginality: The Literary Origins of British Columbia, Volume 2
2005
Twigg, Alan
259 pages
Bill Reid and Beyond: Expanding on Modern Native Art
2004
Duffek, Karen, Editor; Charlotte Townsend-Gault; Douglas and McIntyre
309 pages (color)
Bill Reid: The Making of an Indian
2004
Tippett, Maria
352 pages (color)
Canadian Art: From its Beginnings to 2000
2002
Newlands, Anne
355 pages (color)
Solitary Raven: Selected Writings of Bill Reid
2001
Bringhurst, Robert
252 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
2000
Francis, Daniel (Editor)
806 pages
Art BC: Masterworks from British Columbia
2000
Thom, Ian
232 pages (color)
Native American Art in the Twentieth Century: Makers, Meanings, Histories
1999
Rushing, W. Jackson
214 pages (color)
The Black Canoe: Bill Reid and the Spirit of Haida Gwaii
1996
Bringhurst, Robert
174 pages (color)
Great Work – An Overview of Contemporary British Columbia Artists
1996
Gold, Melanie
108 pages (color)
The Raven Steals the Light Native American Tales
1996
Reid, Bill
152 pages (color)
In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art (Canadian Museum of Civilization) (Exhibition catalog)
1993
McMaster, Gerald et al
538 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Canadian Landmarks and Popular Places
1991
Reynolds, Lindor
192 pages (color)
Bill Reid (Haida Artist)
1988
Shadbolt, Doris
192 pages (color)
Robes of Power: Totem Poles on Cloth
1986
Jensen, Doreen and Polly Sargent
96 pages
The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes)
1985
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,089 pages (color)
Vancouver: Art and Artists, 1931-1983 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Rombout, Luke
440 pages (color)
Haida: Their Art and Culture
1982
Drew, Leslie
112 pages (color)
Northwest Coast Indian Graphics: An Introduction to Silk Screen Prints
1981
Hall, Edwin S. Jr., Margaret B. Blackman and Vincent Rickard
144 pages (color)
Magic Images Contemporary Native American Art
1981
Wade, Edwin L/R Strickland
128 pages
The Legacy
1980
Macnair, Peter; Alan Hoover; Kevin Neary
0 pages (color)
The Haida Legend of The Raven and the First Humans
1980
Reid, Bill
0 pages (color)
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast
1979
Stewart, Hilary
111 pages (color)
Contemporary Works on Paper by B.C. Artists (Traveling Exhibition) (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Graham, Colin
36 pages (color)
Landmarks of Canadian Art
1978
Mellen, Peter
260 pages (color)
Indian Art of the Northwest Coast A Dialogue on Craftsmanship and Aesthetics
1976
Reid, Bill; Bill Holm
265 pages (color)
Arts of the Raven: Masterworks by the Northwest Coast