Great Blue Heron
DateJuly 1998
Maker
Calvin Hunt (Tlasutiwalis)
First Nations, Kwakwaka’wakw, Kwagiulth/Nuu-chah-nulth, born 1956
Label TextDescended from an esteemed family of traditionalists and artists, Calvin Hunt continues this legacy as a visual artist, ceremonialist, and owner of the Copper Maker Gallery in Fort Rupert (Tsaxis), British Columbia. The great blue heron (Ardea herodias), a year-round resident of the Pacific Northwest, is stately but also quick to strike its prey. Here, Hunt captures its long neck, body, and blue-grey plumage using elegant formlines.
Object number2018.29.67
Provenance[Pacific Editions Limited, Victoria, British Columbia]; purchased by Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell, Seattle, Washington, Jan. 6, 1999
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
DimensionsSheet: 19 x 23 3/4 in. (48.3 x 60.3 cm)
Image: 17 1/8 x 22 in. (43.5 x 55.9 cm)
MediumSilkscreen on Stonehenge cover white rag paper
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