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Bill Reid Thunderbird Design, Silkscreen Street Banner Flag (79 x 32 in.)

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Bill Reid Thunderbird Design, Silkscreen Street Banner Flag (79 x 32 in.)
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Vertical silkscreen street banner flag featuring Bill Reid's Thunderbird design in bold black and red on a light ground. The stylized formline composition centers a frontal Thunderbird figure with outspread wings and integrated profile and facial elements. Constructed with sewn perimeter hems and metal grommets along the hoist edge. Unsigned.

ARTIST / CREATOR BIOGRAPHY
Bill Reid (1920-1998) was a Canadian Haida artist whose work helped renew and broaden appreciation for the artistic traditions of the Northwest Coast. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he belonged through his mother, Sophie Gladstone, to a Raven clan of the Haida Nation. His growing connection to his Haida heritage was shaped by visits to Skidegate and by the influence of his maternal grandfather, Charles Gladstone, a silversmith and carver. Reid began his professional life as a radio broadcaster. While working for the CBC in Toronto, he studied jewelry making at the Ryerson Institute of Technology and closely examined Northwest Coast works in museum collections. These experiences informed his command of Haida design principles and his skillful joining of ancestral forms with European goldsmithing techniques. His practice encompassed jewelry, serigraphs, cedar carving and monumental sculpture. Among his best-known works are The Raven and the First Men and Spirit of Haida Gwaii, compositions that bring Haida histories and supernatural beings into dynamic sculptural form. Reid was also a writer, mentor and advocate who supported Haida cultural and environmental causes. His precise craftsmanship, intellectual curiosity and expressive interpretations of formline design continue to shape the story of Northwest Coast art.

Dimensions: 79 x 32 in.
Medium: Silkscreen on fabric
Signature: Unsigned
Condition: As pictured.