Bowen Islander Charlotte Townsend-Gault will be off-island until the end of the summer, however, when she does return she’ll be bringing home the prestigious Canada-Prize in Humanities for her work as chief co-editor of the book, Native Art of the Northwest Coast: A History of Changing Ideas.
Published by UBC Press, the book take the form of a comprehensive ‘archive’ of historical documents and has been described by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (which awards the Canada Prizes) as “a treasure trove of information on Northwest Coast Native art. It will be essential reading for all future work on this topic.”
One thing that makes this book stand out, is the extensive illustration within it. To make this happen, financial support was required. Bowen Island's late mayor, Jack Adelaar, and his wife Marion were the first to respond.
Native Art of the Northwest Coast is now available at major bookstores as well as the sales outlets of the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Museum of Anthropology.
