Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV)
1040 Moss Street
Victoria, BC V8V 4P1
Canada
Victoria, BC V8V 4P1
Canada
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1920 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - 1998 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Known for: Wood carving, sculpture, prints, graphics, jewelry making.
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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Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsLowe Art Museum, University of Miami
University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum
8888 University Drive West
Burnaby, BC BC V5A 1S6
CanadaMcMichael Canadian Art Collection
10365 Islington Avenue
Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0
CanadaMontreal Museum of Fine Arts
1379-1380 Sherbrooke West
Montreal, QC H3G 1J5
CanadaNational Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, ON K1N 9N4
CanadaSheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300