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Chancellor's Chair and
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Legend
of the Crawling Wolves, chair back carving |
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Art
Thompson
Ditidaht, Nuu-chah-Nulth |
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| Art Thompson was born in 1948 in Whyac, a village on the West Coast of
Vancouver Island and spent many years on the coast before moving to
Victoria. One of the leading Nuu-Chah-Nulth carvers and printmakers of the
20th century, Art Thompson's work is in museums and public buildings
worldwide as well as treasured by many private collectors. Through Art
Thompson Nuu-Chah-Nulth legends and stories have been expressed and depicted
on totem poles, drums, feast dishes, silkscreen prints and monumnetal
sculpture. The Legend of the Crawling Wolves is one that Thompson
incorporated in a number of carvings as well as a series of silkscreen
prints by that title. Until his death early in 2003, Thompson as a member of
the Wolf clan, joined traditional themes and carving styles with his
contemporary vision. Throughout his life Art Thompson maintained a dedicated
involvement in the cultural life of his community and is remembered as an
exceptional leader educator and artist. |
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