page_title: Spirit of Haida Gwaii
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Spirit of Haida Gwaii / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Spirit of Haida Gwaii the Jade Canoe, sculpture by Bill Reid in bronze, at the Vancouver International Airport Deutsch: Spirit of Haida Gwaii the Jade Canoe, Bronzeskulptur von Bill Reid, auf dem Vancouver International Airport
context_page_description: The Spirit of Haida Gwaii is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid. There are two versions of it: the black canoe and the jade canoe. The black canoe features on Canadian $20 bills issued between 2004 and 2012.
context_section_description: The sculpture was originally created in 1986 as a ​¹⁄₆-scale clay model, enlarged in 1988, to full-size clay. In 1991, the model was cast in bronze.  This first bronze casting was entitled The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Black Canoe and is now displayed outside the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.  The second bronze casting, entitled The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Jade Canoe, was first displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in 1994. Finally, in 1996, the Jade Canoe (as it is generally called) was moved to the International Terminal at Vancouver International Airport.
  The original  plaster pattern for the sculpture is on display in the main hall of the Canadian Museum of History.
  On 30 April 1996 Canada Post issued The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, 1986–1991, Bill Reid in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on a sculpture The Spirit of Haida Gwaii (1991) by William Ronald Reid in the Canadian Embassy, Washington, United States. The 90¢ stamps are perforated 12.5 mm × 13 mm and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited.
  An image of the sculpture is featured prominently on the reverse of the 2004 edition of the Canadian twenty-dollar bill. These bills are no longer issued; a new design entered use in 2012.
caption: The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Jade Canoe, inside Vancouver International Airport
exif: {}