Walter Harris (artist)
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Walter Harris is a Canadian artist and hereditary chief from the Gitxsan (Gitksan) First Nation in northwestern British Columbia
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He studied Northwest Coast art styles at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art ('Ksan) at Hazelton, B.C.
, in Gitxsan territory, studying under Duane Pasco
and Doug Cranmer. His materials include silver, gold, metal, limestone, silk screen graphics and wood.
He carved totem poles for his home village of Kispiox
in 1971, 1972, and 1978, Ottawa, Paris, Japan, Vancouver, to name a few.
Awards in recognition for Walter's contribution to First Nations art in Canada. In 2003, Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts. September 2005, Walter Harris was given the Order of Canada as an Officer
Three Rivers Report dated Wednesday January 21, 2009 has a full colour memorial to Walter Harris O.C. "Geel" stating he died January 12, 2009 at 4:24 in the morning quickly and quietly.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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He studied Northwest Coast art styles at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art ('Ksan) at Hazelton, B.C.
Hazelton, British Columbia
Hazelton is a small town located at the junction of the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers in northern British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1866 and has a population of 293...
, in Gitxsan territory, studying under Duane Pasco
Duane Pasco
Duane Pasco was born on May 14, 1932, and raised in Alaska and Seattle. He is a highly regarded Native-style artist and teacher of Northwest Coast art, in particular a key contributor to reviving the 'Ksan style....
and Doug Cranmer. His materials include silver, gold, metal, limestone, silk screen graphics and wood.
He carved totem poles for his home village of Kispiox
Kispiox, British Columbia
Kispiox is a Gitxsan village of approximately 550 in the Kispiox Valley, at the confluence of the Kispiox and Skeena Rivers in British Columbia...
in 1971, 1972, and 1978, Ottawa, Paris, Japan, Vancouver, to name a few.
Awards in recognition for Walter's contribution to First Nations art in Canada. In 2003, Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts. September 2005, Walter Harris was given the Order of Canada as an Officer
Sources
- Macnair, Peter L., Alan L. Hoover, and Kevin Neary (1984) The Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Northwest Coast Indian Art. Vancouver, B.C.: Douglas & McIntyre.
- Stewart, Hilary (1993). Looking at Totem Poles. Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-97259-9.
Three Rivers Report dated Wednesday January 21, 2009 has a full colour memorial to Walter Harris O.C. "Geel" stating he died January 12, 2009 at 4:24 in the morning quickly and quietly.