Richard Hunt

b. 1951 ‘Yalis (Alert Bay), B.C. Lives and works in Victoria, B.C.

Culture

Kwakwaka'wakw

Bio

Richard Hunt was born in Alert Bay, British Columbia in 1951 but has lived most of his life in Victoria, where he completed his high school education. He began carving with his father, the late Henry Hunt, at the age of thirteen. In 1973, Richard began work at the Royal British Columbia Museum as an apprentice carver under his father. The following year he assumed the duties of chief carver in the Thunderbird Park Carving Program. He remained in the museum in that capacity for twelve years. In 1986, Mr. Hunt resigned to begin a new career as a freelance artist. He comes form a family of internationally respected artists, which include his father Henry Hunt and his grandfather Mungo Martin.

In 1991, Richard Hunt received the Order of British Columbia "in recognition of serving with the greatest distinction and excellence in a field of endeavor benefiting the people of the Province of British Columbia and elsewhere." This prestigious award program was established in 1990. Richard is the first native artist to be so recognized. In 1994, Richard received the most prestigious award of his career, The Order of Canada. "The Order was established in 1967 as a means of recognizing outstanding achievement, honouring those who have given services to Canada, to their fellow citizens or to humanity at large."

Richard Hunt's name is highly appropriate, considering his accomplishments. Gwe-la-yo-gwe-la-gya- lis means "a man that travels and wherever he goes, he potlatches." Through his art, his speaking and his dancing, Mr. Hunt has indeed given much to the world.*

He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and has also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Victoria.

*Cited from www.pacificeditions.ca

* Richard Hunt prefers the term Kwaguilth to Kwakwaka'wakw

Artworks

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Title	Date Made	Place Made	Collections	Materials	Measurements	Edition	Credit Line
Kingfisher	2001	British Columbia, Canada	Woodwork	painted red cedar	overall: 41.00 cm x 15.50 cm	-	Gift of David Fate Norton and Mary J. Norton
Raven Rattle	1990	-	Woodwork	Wood, acrylic paint	overall: 10 cm x 12 cm x 34 cm	-	Gift of David and Diane Reesor
Untitled (Box Design)	1981	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 29.00 cm x 51.00 cm x 0.00 cm	-	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Red Snapper	2008	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 55.50 cm x 76.00 cm	46/50	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Two Loons	1996	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 51.00 cm x 48.50 cm	26/100	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Hamatsa Dance Screen	-	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 49.50 cm x 64.50 cm x 0.00 cm	Artist's Proof 75/100	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Frog	n.d.	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Graphite; Coloured Pencils	overall: 46.00 cm x 30.50 cm x 0.00 cm	-	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Giulth Raven and Sisiutl	1995	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 38.00 cm x 55.00 cm	Printer's Poof	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
An Eagle [and golf course]	1997	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 49.50 cm x 47.00 cm x 0.00 cm	P/P	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Hawkman	1985	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 48.50 cm x 61.00 cm	1/170	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Untitled (Richard and Sandra)	1984/12/29	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 25.50 cm x 37.50 cm x 0.00 cm	P/P	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Moon	1979	-	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 66.00 cm x 63.50 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Octopus	1982	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 52.40 cm x 37.90 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers proof for edition of 55	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Hamatsa Dance Screen	1977	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 49.20 cm x 65.00 cm x 0.00 cm	54/75	Gift of G.A. Mintz
Three Faces of Vancouver Island	1991 orig 2004 UVic	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 87.00 cm x 66.50 cm	78/200	Gift of Richard Hunt
Kwa-Gulth Hok Hok	1979	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 66.00 cm x 63.30 cm x 0.00 cm	Artist proof xlii/xlviii/79 for edition of 600	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Queen's Baton; Case	1994	British Columbia, Canada	Woodwork	Pewter; Wood; Plexigalss	overall: 22.30 cm x 6.50 cm x 4.00 cm	#49 of 1,994 replicas made for commonwealth games	Gift of James Griffith
Animal Kingdom	1992	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 40.20 cm x 69.00 cm	47/150	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Kwa-Gulth Loon	1979	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 63.50 cm x 66.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Artists prooof for edition of 600	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Red Snapper	n.d.	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 32.40 cm x 50.80 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers Proof for editions of 100	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Beaver And Whale Box Design	-	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 35.00 cm x 68.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Moon	1974	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 45.20 cm x 40.70 cm x 0.00 cm	P/P for edition of 80	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Thunderbird	n.d.	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 34.50 cm x 27.50 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers proof for edition 150	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Thunderbird	1993	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 37.00 cm x 54.00 cm	Ap XIV/XVIII	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Three Faces of Vancouver Island	1984 orig (2004 UVic	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	screen print	overall: 56.00 cm x 37.50 cm	21/200	-
Malahat and the Cowichan Valley	1993	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 53.00 cm x 40.00 cm	27/150	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Kwa-Guilth Sea Eagle	2001	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 51.00 cm x 57.50 cm	Printer's Poof	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Hamatsa Dance Screen	n.d.	'Yalis (Alert Bay); British Columbia; Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 49.00 cm x 65.00 cm x 0.00 cm	13/75	Purchased with assistance of the University of Victoria Art Acquisition Fund
Untitled (Four Moths)	1979	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 52.50 cm x 38.00 cm x 0.00 cm	-	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Red Snapper	-	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 0.00 cm x 0.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers proof of edition 150	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Owl	1990/12	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 50.00 cm x 61.00 cm x 0.00 cm	25/150	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Guilth Killer Whale	2001	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 53.50 cm x 48.00 cm	Printer's Poof	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Kwa-Gulth Pole Design	1988	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 64.00 cm x 40.50 cm x 0.00 cm	28/150	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Moon	1987	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Print; Serigraph	overall: 45.00 cm x 30.00 cm x 0.00 cm	-	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
An Eagle	1999	'Yalis (Alert Bay); British Columbia; Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 48.50 cm x 37.50 cm	Printer's Poof 1/2	Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
Beetle On Flower	1988	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	-	overall: 42.00 cm x 27.80 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Sisiutl And Sun	1979	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 66.00 cm x 63.40 cm x 0.00 cm	Artist proof xxxix/iliv/79 for edition of 600	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Fireman Dancer	n.d.	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 42.00 cm x 42.00 cm x 0.00 cm	A/P; 5/10	Gift of William Langlois
Cedar Model of Thunderbird Park Arch	1998	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Woodwork	Cedar	overall: 46.50 cm x 31.50 cm x 4.00 cm	-	The White and Veillette Study Collection; Gift of Gary White and John Veillette
Kwa-Gulth Loon	1986	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 49.50 cm x 64.10 cm x 0.00 cm	5/120	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Three Faces of Vancouver Island	1984 orig 2004 UVic	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 73.00 cm x 57.00 cm	26/200	-
Thunderbird	1993	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 37.00 cm x 54.00 cm x 0.00 cm	P/P; 180 signed; 18 artist proof; 18 remarques	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwakiutl Killer Whale	c. 1973	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 46.00 cm x 36.80 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers proof for edition of 125	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwakiutl Killer Whale	n.d.	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 33.00 cm x 41.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwakiutl Sisiutl	1976	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 48.20 cm x 58.80 cm x 0.00 cm	Proof for edition of 150	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Moon	1979	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 65.00 cm x 50.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Printer's Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwa-Gulth Kulus and Killer Whale	1979	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 59.60 cm x 45.50 cm x 0.00 cm	1/170	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Untitled (Human with Copper Earrings)	1996	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 71.00 cm x 56.00 cm x 0.00 cm	Printer's Proof	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Three Ravens	1985	Fort Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 73.60 cm x 27.50 cm x 0.00 cm	Printers proof for edition of 150	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Sandra and Richard	1984/12/29	Northwest Coast, British Columbia, Canada; United States	Works on Paper	Serigraph	overall: 25.00 cm x 18.50 cm x 0.00 cm	74/300	Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard

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Name (English only)

Richard Hunt

Brief_Bio

b. 1951 ‘Yalis (Alert Bay), B.C. Lives and works in Victoria, B.C.

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Artworks