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.

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.

Item is an onyx edition of Bill Reid's "The Raven and the First Men" sculpture. It features Raven crouched over a clamshell from which six men are emerging. This is one of Bill Reid's most famous sculptures. The Bill Reid Gallery also houses …

That tiny boxwood sculpture, The Raven Discovering Mankind in a Clamshell, was carved in 1970, during the three-year period Reid was living in Montreal. One of Bill Reid’s most iconic large-scale works, The Raven and the First Men, 1980, first emerged as a diminutive yet fully formed masterpiece, cradled in the palms of his hands.

Mar 11, 2024 · The Raven and the First Men, a sculpture in wood by Bill Reid. This massive piece of laminated yellow cedar, set in its own alcove at the UBC Museum of Anthropology , is a burnished amber beacon of artistry and meaning.

Mar 6, 2023 · Ten years later, he completed the monumental sculpture of laminated yellow cedar, The Raven and the First Men. This is the first large, modern sculpture by a Northwest Coast First Nations artist to depart from the tradition of totem pole or mortuary monument carving.

At the heart of our Gallery is a remarkable permanent collection that presents the magnificent works of Bill Reid, including monumental works such as Mythic Messengers, white onyx Raven and the First Men, masks and other carvings, works on paper, wire sculptures, and the Raven’s Trove Gallery that showcases Reid’s exquisite jewelry.

Item is a gold statue of the Raven sitting on top of a clam shell while the First Men crawl out from inside the shell. This gold statue is an Artist's Proof of the larger yellow cedar statue comissioned for the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology.

May 15, 2016 · Building upon last week’s post about The Museum of Anthropology, I thought I should shine a light on the oft-photographed Bill Reid sculpture, The Raven and the First Men, found deep within the museum. The stunning, mirthful, yellow cedar carving reveals the Haida legend of the creation of mankind and it literally takes your breath away when ...