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Dogfish Mother
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Dogfish Mother

Dateca. 1988
Label TextComparing Reg Davidson’s version of the Haida Dogfish crest with his brother Robert’s earlier rendition, one sees how the singular figure has evolved into a complex and abstract design enclosed within a circular frame. The iconic solitary figure of the earliest years of printmaking appealed to patrons of galleries and gift shops, yet artists were eager to move toward greater challenges. Reg has said that his participation in Haida ceremonies and as a member of the Rainbow Creek Dancers has expanded his understanding of Haida visual art and his interpretations of it.
Object number2018.29.21
Provenance[Pacific Editions Limited, Victoria, British Columbia]; purchased by Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell, Seattle, Washington, Feb. 20, 2001
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, INKED! Northwest Coast Silkscreen Prints from the Colwell Collection, Mar. 5 - Dec. 12, 2021.
Credit LineGift of R. Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell
Dimensions22 x 22 1/2 in. (55.9 x 57.2 cm)
MediumSilkscreen on Arches buff paper
June 1981
Object number: 2018.29.15
April 1980
Object number: 2018.29.54
November 1980
Object number: 2018.29.78
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
November 1985
Object number: 2018.29.191
1976-1978
Object number: 2022.24.4a
1978
Object number: 2022.24.4b
Calvin Hunt (Tlasutiwalis)
1990
Object number: 2018.29.66
April 1980
Object number: 2018.29.12
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
May 1979
Object number: 2018.29.14