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Twenty one essays about the life and work of Bill Reid - personal
memories and scholarly re-appraisals - by anthropologists, cultural and art historians
and artists. This books adds to the ongoing exchange of ideas about aboriginality and modern
art, a debate that Reid's work helped bring to world attention. Bill Reid and Beyond offers a wide-ranging and thought-provoking collection of personal memories and scholarly reappraisals from distinguished art and cultural historians, artists and anthropologists on the compelling art and career of the Haida artist Bill Reid. Alert to the political, economic and social events of Bill Reid's lifetime, which have radically changed the way in which Native art is produced and received, this book - a significant advance on thinking about Northwest Coast art - adds to the ongoing exchange of ideas about aboriginality and modern art, a debate that Reid's life work helped bring to world attention. |