Interview with Haida Gwaii Chief and Master Carver Jim Hart

A short interview with Haida Gwaii master carver Bill Reids protégé, Jim Hart.

Jim reflects fondly about his late friend and mentor while in the process of erecting a memorial totem pole in Bill's honor displayed in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

Over the years, Jim has received commissions to carve some twenty red-cedar poles for private collectors around the world.  He has displayed his Haida designs on fabric at the Louvre in Paris—innovative designs bridging classical and contemporary forms'.  Chief Hart's monumental sculptures, poles, prints and jewelry can be found in collections thoughout the world.


For more information on Hart's art check out:

http://www.moa.ubc.ca/

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Billreidpole/english/background/jimha...

(Museum of Anthropology at UBC: "Respect to Bill Reid Pole")

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