Lot 23
SIMON DICK (B.1951), BEAU DICK (B.1955-2017), EUGENE ISAAC (B.1958) AND OZZIE WADHAMS (B.1958)
Lot 23 Details
SIMON DICK (B.1951), BEAU DICK (B.1955-2017), EUGENE ISAAC (B.1958) AND OZZIE WADHAMS (B.1958), Kwakwaka'wakw
MAQUETTE FOR LONGHOUSE AND THUNDERBIRD STRUCTURE FOR EXPO 86
cedar, acrylic paint
signed by all four artists and dated 86 verso
15.7 ins x 18.9 ins x 10.2 ins; 40 cms x 48 cms x 26 cms
Estimate $2,000-$2,500
Realised: $3,900
Price Includes Buyer's Premium
Important:
This lot is located in Vancouver. Local pick up by special arrangement; shipment from Vancouver only.
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Provenance:
Ann and Bruce Iver Howe Collection, Vancouver, BC
Note:
Bruce Howe was appointed the Commissioner General of the Canada Pavilion for Expo 86 in Vancouver, responsible for hosting overseas dignitaries to the pavilion. He was also C.E.O for B.C. Resources Investment Corporation at the time.
This maquette of the enormous Thunderbird atop a Long House constructed for the Canada Pavilion by Simon Dick, Beau Dick, Eugene Isaac and Ozzie Wadhams was presented to Commissioner Howe during Expo 86.