First Nations, Kwakwaka'wakw, Kwakiutl, 1942 - 2017
Born in 1942 at Al~rt Bay, Tony is one of the best known Kwagulth artists and
hereditary chief of the Hunt family. He apprenticed under Mungo Martin, his
maternal grandfather. Between 1958 and 1972 he worked with Mungo at the
Royal Museum in Victoria. After Mungo's death, he worked with his father Henry
Hunt restoring totem poles at Thunderbird Park in Victoria. In 1969, he opened the
Arts of the Raven Gallery in Victoria with John Livingston with a private
woodcarving workshop. Tony's private commissions include two Kwagulth houses
for the Field Museum. He stated once that "I have made a point to do whatever I
can to pass this on to other people." He is also the brother of Richard Hunt
Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.
