Bear (1977) - Limited Edition Print
Bear (1977) - Limited Edition Print
15" x 9"
1977
Edition of 160
This print is part of Lattimer Gallery's Through the Decades: Late 20th Century Haida Printmaking show, taking place online from March 15th-29th, 2025.
This unconventional early print from artist Reg Davidson depicts a crying Bear. The face of a second Bear (this one with a labret ring) fills the teardrop. Bears are closely associated with humans, and are seen to have a deep knowledge of stories and oral histories. They are always treated as highly respected guests when they make visits to towns or homes.
Reg Davidson
CULTURAL GROUP:
Haida
BORN:
August 29, 1954
BIRTHPLACE:
Masset, Haida Gwaii
Reg is from the Eagle Clan. He began carving in 1972. He is influenced by his family of acclaimed Haida artists, including brother Robert Davidson, father Claude Davidson, grandmother Florence Davidson, and great-grandfather Charles Edenshaw. His many published and widely exhibited works include limited edition prints, silver and gold jewellery, masks, helmets, large poles, rattles, argillite sculptures, and drums. Reg is also an accomplished singer and dancer with the Rainbow Creek Dancers, a Haida Dance group formed in 1980 by Reg and Robert. Among his many interesting commissions was a major totem pole project that was ordered by the successful British artist, Damien Hirst, in 2006. In 2008, Reg received a British Columbia Creative Achievement Award for First Nations' Art.
