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Photo: Scott Leen
Profiles: Native Printmakers of Vancouver Island
Photo: Scott Leen

Profiles: Native Printmakers of Vancouver Island

Date1978
Label TextHenderson has been an active participant in the Cowichan Valley art scene; he created this poster for an exhibition of Native and non-Native printmakers. He was taught traditional Kwakwaka'wakw legends, songs and dances and learned carving from his father, Chief Sam Henderson. Although he has restored totem poles and recently painted a house front for the Big House in Campbell River, his main medium is acrylic painting, from which he creates limited edition silkscreen prints. His innovative style is influenced by earlier masters-Willie Seaweed, Mungo Martin and Henry Speck-and is characterized by complex compositions and subtle brown tonalities.
Object numberSC2009.2.5
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Credit LineGift of Simon Ottenberg
Dimensions23 x 17in. (58.4 x 43.2cm)
MediumPoster/Reproduction
Photo: Scott Leen
Unknown artist
1997
Object number: SC2009.2.1
Photo: Scott Leen
Unknown artist
1997
Object number: SC2009.2.2
Photo: Scott Leen
1982
Object number: SC2009.2.7
Photo: Scott Leen
Susan Point
ca.1989
Object number: SC2009.2.8
Photo: Scott Leen
1993
Object number: SC2009.2.6
Photo: Scott Leen
Unknown artist
1980
Object number: SC2009.2.9
Photo: Scott Leen
1980s
Object number: SC2009.2.4
Photo: Scott Leen
1988
Object number: SC2009.2.10
Miniature single case inro
Japanese
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.142
Vancouver Island
1975
Object number: 94.124