Roy James Hanuse, Double-finned Killer Whale
Roy James Hanuse
1943-2007
Kwakwaka’wakw
Date
1977
Medium Specific
Silkscreen
Edition / State
10/75
Classification
Print
Dimensions
30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm)Framed: 33 x 27 in. (83.3 x 68.6 cm)
Accession Number
2017.35.20.72
Credit
Gift of Gloria and Selig Kaplan
Memo / Artist Statement
Published in Steltzer, Indian Artists at Work, p.60; Hall, NW Coast Graphics, p.86 (NW Indian Artists Guild, 1977). Hawthorn, Kwaikutl Art, p253-4.
Biography
Roy was born October 14, 1943 and was well-known for promoting and working in the traditional Kwakwaka'wakw style. He started to work seriously as an artist in 1966. His first major achievement involved selling four paintings to the University of British Columbia, and these same paintings were published in Audrey Hawthorn's book Kwakiutl Art in 1979. Other highlights from Roy's career included carving a 12-foot totem for the Denver Art Museum in 1972, and carving two totem poles for the Montreal Olympics in 1976. While he was recognized as a wood-carver, he also created limited edition prints, originals, and bentwood boxes. Roy passed away on November 8, 2007.
(https://www.lattimergallery.com/collections/roy-james-hanuse, 2020)
(https://www.lattimergallery.com/collections/roy-james-hanuse, 2020)
Date of Bio
Inscription
10/75, Double finned Killer Whale, Roy J Hanuse '77