Gecertificeerd BLACK CANOE – Robert Bringhurst

It is rare for a single work of sculpture to become the subject of a book at any time, much less at the moment of its installation. But Bill Reid’s Spirit of Haida Gwaii is no ordinary sculpture. Commissioned for the courtyard of the new Canadian chancery in Washington, DC, it sits directly across the street from the National Gallery and is destined to become one of the major artistic landmarks of the capital and of the North American continent. Of Haida and white parentage, Canadian artist Bill Reid has sp…