Reid's most popular works are three large bronze sculptures. Two depict a canoe filled with human and animal figures: one black, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, is at the Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., in the United States; and one green, The Jade Canoe, is at Vancouver International Airport, in British Columbia. [18] .

Bill Reid (1920-1998) was an acclaimed master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer, broadcaster, mentor and community activist. Learn more by reading his detailed biography and timeline.

The Bill Reid Gallery is the only public gallery dedicated to contemporary Indigenous Art of the Northwest Coast & the extraordinary works of acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid who was a master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer and broadcaster.

Jan 9, 2020 · Bill Reid’s monumental sculpture, The Raven and the First Men, began as a miniature boxwood carving inspired by the works of 19th-century Haida carver Charles Edenshaw.

The Raven and the First Men is a sculpture by Haida artist Bill Reid. It depicts the Haida creation myth. It was carved from a single block of laminated yellow cedar, beginning in the fall of 1978, and took two years to complete, with work completing on April 1, 1980.

Spirit of Haida Gwaii is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid (1920–1998). There are three versions of it: the black canoe, the jade canoe, and a full-sized plaster original. [ 1 ]

William Ronald Reid, sculptor (born 12 January 1920 in Victoria, BC; died 13 March 1998 in Vancouver, BC). An internationally recognized Haida artist, Bill Reid is frequently credited with the revival and innovative resurgence of Northwest Coast Indigenous arts in the contemporary world.

The collection includes art and archival materials showcasing Bill Reid’s eclectic career, including his exquisite gold and silver jewelry, printmaking, and several of his monumental sculptures. Other artists in the collection include James Hart, Joe David, Don Yeomans, Richard Sumner, David Neel, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Meghann O’Brien ...

Spirit of Haida Gwaii is the largest, most complex, and best known of Bill Reid’s sculptures. The work depicts a canoe filled with thirteen entangled ethereal beings, the majority of whom are non-human and of mythical Haida origin.

While working as a radio broadcaster for the CBC, he established a highly regarded practice as a jeweller; he later became a sculptor of large-scale public works, all while discovering his Haida heritage through the art of his ancestors.