Rare Artscanada Contingencies Native Magazine 1982 Robert Davidson

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Rare Artscanada Contingencies Native Magazine 1982 Robert Davidson:
$20.00

I have several copies of mint condition November 1982 artscanada Contingencies magazines, featuring Robert Davidson. The magazine features Robert Davidson\'s famous print Sara\'s Birth Announcement from 1973. The essay on Robert Davidson inside was written by Joan Lowndes and explains his role as the leading Northwest Coast Native American artist working today. The magazine is 88 pages long. This is a great addition to any collector of Robert\'s, or any fan of Northwest Coast First Nations art.Robert belongs to the Eagle clan. His father was Claude Davidson, his great grandfather was Charles Edenshaw, and his brother is Reg Davidson. He was born in Alaska but raised in Massett, on Haida Gwaii. Robert works in cedar, gold, silver, argillite, bronze, and silkscreen. In 1959, he carved argillite totem poles with his father and grandfather. Between 1966-69, he apprenticed with Bill Reid and from 1967-68 studied at the Vancouver School of Art. In 1969, Robert carved and raised a 40-foot totem pole in Masset, which was the first to be raised since 1871. In 1977, Robert and his apprentices carved a memorial to his great grandfather, which was the Charles Edenshaw Memorial Longhouse in Old Masset. This building would later burn down. In 1984, Robert carved a talking stick for Pope John Paul II to commemorate his visit to Vancouver. In 1985, he carved three totem poles for the Pepsi Co. International Sculpture Garden and in 1986 he was commissioned to create a painting for Expo ’86 in Vancouver. In 1992, Robert was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts at the University of Victoria, BC and in 1993 there was a major retrospective of Robert’s works at the Vancouver Art Gallery, which then travelled on to the Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec. In May of 1996, Robert was awarded the Order of Canada. In 2004, Robert had another solo show, at Vancouver’s Museum of Anthropology, titled “The Abstract Edge”. Publications include: “Robert Davidson, Haida Printmaker” (1979), “Robert Davidson, Eagle of the Dawn” by Hilary Stewart (1993), “Eagle Transforming - The Art of Robert Davidson” by Ulli Steltzer and Robert Davidson (1994), “Robert Davidson – The Abstract Edge” catalogue (2004), “Raven Travelling: Two Centuries of Haida Art” catalogue (2006), “Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast” by Ian M. Thom (2009) and “Four Decades: An Innocent Gesture” by Robert Davidson (2009). ASIN: B002EEW580