The way home

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The way home / David A. Neel.

Neel, David, (author.). Palmer, Carolyn Butler, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"David Neel was an infant when his father, a Kwakwaka'wakw artist, died, triggering events that would separate him from the traditions of his homeland. When the aspiring photographer saw a mask carved by an ancestor in a Texas museum twenty-five years later, the encounter inspired him to return home and follow in his father's footsteps. Drawing on memory, legend, and his own art, Neel recounts his struggle to reconnect with his culture and become an accomplished Kwakwaka'wakw artist. His memoir is a testament to the strength of the human spirit to overcome great obstacles and to the power and endurance of Indigenous culture and art."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780774890410
ISBN: 077489041X
Physical Description: xx, 178 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 26 cm
Publisher: Vancouver ; On Point Press, a UBC Press imprint, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:: Memoir.
Formatted Contents Note:: Foreword / Carolyn Butler-Palmer -- Preface -- A note on terminology -- Beginnings: far from home -- Photography: transformation -- Masks: homecoming -- Interlude: paintings -- Lessons: chiefs and elders -- Interlude: prints -- Resurgence: the great canoes -- Interlude: jewellery -- Home again: coming full circle -- Acknowledgments -- Photo credits.
Citation/References Note:: Indexed in the Native American Artists Resource Collection Online, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, at the artist name level (February 25, 2020) http://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal.aspx
Additional Physical Form available Note:: Issued also in electronic format.