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Title |
Killer Whale |
Object Name |
Sculpture |
Catalog Number |
2002.1.13 |
Creator |
Bill Reid |
Date |
1982 |
Scope & Content |
Item is a boxwood sculpture of a killer whale. The whale is shown leaping out of the waves carved into the base below. Reid later used this small boxwood sculpture as the inspiration for his 5.5 m tall sculputre "Chief of the Undersea World", which is currently located at the Vancouver Aquarium. Reid wanted the waves at the base of the sculpture to be a "real" sea. On one of his many cruises in the waters surrounding Haida Gwaii, Reid was observed showing a photo of this carving to the ship's captain and demanding, after a night of wild storm, "There, does that look like Hecate Strait?" (Adapted from: Shadbolt, Doris. "Bill Reid", p. 139. Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. and the University of Washington Press. Rev. ed. 1998.) |
Level of description |
Item |
Collection |
Bill and Martine Reid Founding Collection |
Parent Catalog Number |
2002.1 |
Credit line |
SFU Bill Reid Collection |
Ownership |
Simon Fraser University Bill Reid Collection |
People |
Reid, Bill |
Subjects |
Killer whales Sculpture |