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Yakuglas' Legacy: The Art and Times of Charlie James
Contributor(s): Hawker, Ronald W. (Author)
ISBN: 1442649402     ISBN-13: 9781442649408
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
OUR PRICE:   $97.85  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal
- Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Art | Native American
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2017303892
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.1" W x 10" (1.85 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Geographic Orientation - British Columbia
 
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Charlie James (1867-1937) was a premier carver and painter from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation of British Columbia. Also known by his ceremonial name Yakuglas, he was a prolific artist and activist during a period of severe oppression for First Nations people in Canada.

Yakuglas' Legacy examines the life of Charlie James. During the early part of his career James created works primarily for ritual use within Kwakwaka'wakw society. However, in the 1920s, his art found a broader audience as he produced more miniatures and paintings. Through a balanced reading of the historical period and James' artistic production, Ronald W. Hawker argues that James' shift to contemporary art forms allowed the artist to make a critical statement about the vitality of Kwakwaka'wakw culture. Yakuglas' Legacy, aided by the inclusion of 123 colour illustrations, is at once a beautiful and poignant book about the impact of the Canadian project on Aboriginal people and their artistic response.

Contributor Bio(s): Hawker, Ronald W.: - Ronald W. Hawker was formerly Associate Chair of the School of Critical and Creative Studies at the Alberta College of Art and Design and an associate professor in the Department of Art and Design at Zayed University. He now lives in Prince Edward Island.
Hawker, Ronald W.: - Ronald W. Hawker was formerly Associate Chair of the School of Critical and Creative Studies at the Alberta College of Art and Design and an associate professor in the Department of Art and Design at Zayed University. He now lives in Prince Edward Island.