BC Studies, no. 135, Perspectives on Aboriginal Culture, Autumn, 2002, pp. 177-185
Description
Book reviews of:
Spirits of the Water: Native Art Collected on Expeditions to Alaska and British Columbia, 1774-1910 edited by Steven C. Brown.
Souvenirs of the Fur Trade: Northwest Coast Indian Art and Artifacts Collected by American Mariners, 1788-1844 by Mary Malloy.
The Transforming Image: Painted Arts of Northwest Coast First Nations by Bill McLennan and Karen Duffek.
Northwest Coast Indian Paintings: House Fronts and Interior Screens by Edward Malin
Susan Point: Coast Salish Artist edited by Gary Wyatt.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 37-61
Description
Examines the work of Frederick Alexie (Frederick Alexcee), a Tsimshian carver and painter and Mathias Joe, a Squamish carver, during the assimilation policy period of 1867-1951 in British Columbia.
Film depicts the family’s progress from a proud Chiricahua Apache family of storytellers in Oklahoma to a multi-talented artistic family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Duration: 32:17.
Exhibition features 30 prints by seven Indigenous artists from the coastal areas of British Columbia: Francis Dick, Maynard Johnny Jr., Edward Joe, Stan Greene, Floyd Joseph, Tim Paul, and Joe David.
Contains links to short biographies of artists, images of each artwork, brief bibliography and curatorial essay.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 43-69
Description
Interpretations about how Indigenous landscape painting differs from "mainstream/traditional" landscape, which the author argues is a tool of imperialism.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 3, Fall, 1993, pp. 24-33
Description
Presents a condensed version of sessions, held for 3 days in Ottawa, in which artists describe problems of adequate supply of carving stone, mass production of "souvenir" Inuit carvings, and being involved in marketing of their art.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 24.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 84-91
Description
Reviews of 3 books:
War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indians War Prisoners by Brad D. Lookingbill.
A Kiowa's Odyssey: A Sketchbook From Fort Marion by Phillip Earenfight.
Art From Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M. Szabo.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 84.
Virtual exhibition features portrayals of traditional cultures of the Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida, Nuxalk, Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Salish peoples.
Brief description of William Barak's life and leadership at the Coranderrk settlement and his efforts to preserve aspects of Aboriginal tradition in his art.
Website for Carey Newman's large-scale art installation, The Witness Blanket, which was created from objects gathered from the sites of residential schools across Canada.
Contains trailer for documentary, background to the project, full view of the work, links to media stories, and artist's statement and biography.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3-4, Nunutsiavut!, Fall/Winter, 2015, pp. 52-57
Description
Highlights the talents of three Inuit women artists whose life and work have made contributions to Labrador Inuit art history.
Entire issue on on pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 8-15
Description
Comments on an artist who was awarded the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada by Governor General Roland Michener at the inaugural investiture.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 8.