Xuuya - Haida Raven: Black and Red Series, Matted Art Card bag 2023Bill Reid Gallery 15th Anniversary

2023Bill Reid Gallery 15th Anniversary Black EditionBill Reid was one of the first to combine Northwest Coast forms and art with printmaking

"In Haida Mythology

hunted and used otter fur on regalia and was mainly reserved for high-ranking chiefs and their families

Bill Reid translated his original designs of animal crests into limited editions silk screen or woodcut prints and drawings

Xuuya - Haida Raven: Black and Red Series, Matted Art Card bag 2023Bill Reid Gallery 15th AnniversaryHaida Raven Xuuya, 1972. At the heart of the Haida intellectual world is the Raven, the culture hero who is responsible for dispelling darkness and discovering mankind. Encompassing all of the classical elements of the Haida art tradition, Bill Reid's Raven is perfectly balanced within its asymmetric design. The sweeping curvilinear lines flow with fluid grace giving the bird continuous movement and a vitality befitting its place in oral histories.