David A Neel

Broschiertes Buch

The Way Home

Beschreibung

Crafted from memories, legends, and art, this powerful memoir tells the uplifting story of an Indigenous man's struggle to reconnect with his culture and walk in the footsteps of his father and the generations of Kwakwäkä'wakw artists that came before him.

Autor

David A. Neel, carver, jeweller, painter, printmaker, writer, and photographer, comes from a family of traditional Kwakwäkä'wakw artists, including Dave Neel Sr., Ellen Neel, Mungo Martin, and Charlie James. In addition to apprenticing with carvers in Alert Bay, he received training in writing and photography from the University of Kansas and Mount Royal College in Alberta. He is the author of Our Chiefs and Elders: Words and Photographs of Native Leaders (1992) and The Great Canoes: Reviving a Northwest Coast Tradition (1995). He is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Kwakwäkä'wakw traditional art and culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9780774890410
• ISBN-10: 077489041X
• Artikelnr.: 57121503