Solitary raven
Subtitle: selected writings of Bill Reid
By: Bill Reid ; Robert Bringhurst, editor ; Martine Reid, afterword.
Contributors: Bringhurst, Robert.
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre; University of Washington Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Reid, William, -- 1920-; Haida sculpture; Indian art -- Northwest Coast of North America
Description: "In this book are thirty pieces of Reid's writing, spanning forty years of active life. The contents include his lyrical masterpiece "Out of Silence," his early accounts of expeditions to salvage precious artworks from empty Haida villages, a lecture demonstration on the grammer of classical Haida painting and sculpture, revealing accounts of his own development, his playful "Killer Whale Poem," meditations on the masterworks of his predecessors, and passionate statements from his late years on art and social issues."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.