Solitary Raven: The Selected Writings of Bill Reid

by Bill Reid

Book Overview

When Haida sculptor Bill Reid died in 1998, he was more widely and more fervently admired than any other Native American artist. Reid attained his greatest fame in the visual arts, but words were his first professional medium. He made his living as a radio announcer and script writer until he received his first large carving commission, in 1958. Indeed, one of his several Haida names was Kihlguulins, the one with the beautiful voice. His oratorical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029598080X
• ISBN13: 9780295980805
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 8.7"