Tales of Ghosts : First Nations Art in British Columbia, 1922-61.
Hawker, Ronald W.
Tales of Ghosts : First Nations Art in British Columbia, 1922-61. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (247 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Tales of Ghosts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Cranmer Potlatch and Indian Agent Halliday's Display -- 3 Totem Poles in Stanley Park -- 4 Northwest Coast Art as National Heritage: Two Federal Projects of the Late 1920s -- 5 The New Deals: George Raley and Depression-Era Reform in British Columbia -- 6 Alice Ravenhill and the BCIAWS -- 7 Mathias Joe, Mungo Martin, and George Clutesi: "Art" as Resistance -- 8 UBC, the BCPM, and the Totem Pole Carver Training Program -- 9 The Totem Pole Preservation Committee and the Case of the Gitanyow -- 10 Tales of Ghosts That Hover in the World Like Fading Smoke -- Appendix A First Nations Groups in British Columbia -- Appendix B Chronology of First Nations Art in British Columbia, 1921- 61 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An insightful examination of the complex functions of Northwest Coast art objects produced between 1922 and 1961, and a vital addition to First Nations and Canadian history.
9780774850445
Indian art -- North America.
Indian art -- British Columbia -- History.
Indian art -- Political aspects -- British Columbia.
Electronic books.
E78.B9 -- H3497 2003eb
704.03/970711
Tales of Ghosts : First Nations Art in British Columbia, 1922-61. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (247 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Tales of Ghosts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Cranmer Potlatch and Indian Agent Halliday's Display -- 3 Totem Poles in Stanley Park -- 4 Northwest Coast Art as National Heritage: Two Federal Projects of the Late 1920s -- 5 The New Deals: George Raley and Depression-Era Reform in British Columbia -- 6 Alice Ravenhill and the BCIAWS -- 7 Mathias Joe, Mungo Martin, and George Clutesi: "Art" as Resistance -- 8 UBC, the BCPM, and the Totem Pole Carver Training Program -- 9 The Totem Pole Preservation Committee and the Case of the Gitanyow -- 10 Tales of Ghosts That Hover in the World Like Fading Smoke -- Appendix A First Nations Groups in British Columbia -- Appendix B Chronology of First Nations Art in British Columbia, 1921- 61 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
An insightful examination of the complex functions of Northwest Coast art objects produced between 1922 and 1961, and a vital addition to First Nations and Canadian history.
9780774850445
Indian art -- North America.
Indian art -- British Columbia -- History.
Indian art -- Political aspects -- British Columbia.
Electronic books.
E78.B9 -- H3497 2003eb
704.03/970711