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In Toronto, while he was working for the CBC , jewellery making led to a [End Page ] kindled interest in Haida silversmithing and his own development as an artist merging a Western sense of aesthetics with Haida design.
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Back on the West Coast, his jewellery was exhibited in art exhibitions, and while he was living both in and away from the West Coast, his reputation grew. Tippett documents his recognition as a 'renaissance man' promoting Native culture through films, radio, writings, and art while also addressing his rich personal and social life, which included women, academics, fellow artists, patrons, and his painful struggle with Parkinson's disease.
Bill Reid: The Making of an Indian
Over his lifetime, he was awarded prestigious commissions, received numerous awards, involved himself in environmental issues, and by the time of his death in at the age of seventy-eight he was recognized as the 'undisputed first' in the world of Northwest Coast Native art. Subtitled 'The Making of an Indian,' Tippett's book sets out to deconstruct the myth, and herein lies its greatest value. Reid was an enigma, a 'white man's Indian.
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His view of art was that it must conform to Western aesthetics, and his ability to produce art that spoke to both Native and non-Native tastes secured his overwhelming success. His interest in aesthetics, however, overshadowed his interest in symbolism, and Tippett's discussion of his concern for 'form over function' is valuable reading for understanding Reid's long-term relationship to Northwest Coast Native art.
Perhaps this explains why Reid's visit with Dr E.
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Bill Reid, warts and all. Easy to read, fair assessment of his art and life.
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