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Doug Cranmer

Brief_Bio

(1927-2006)

Artist Detail - v3

Kwakwaka'wakw ('Namgis)
Kwakwaka’wakw
Doug Cranmer was a Kwakwaka'wakw carver and artist whose early formal instruction in traditional art came from Chief Mungo Martin in the mid 1950s.

In the late 1950s Cranmer and Haida artist Bill Reid worked together on a major project at the University of BC. The two men carved several totem poles and constructed two houses in the Haida style for a permanent exhibit celebrating Northwest Coast monumental sculpture and architecture.

During his association with Reid, Cranmer expanded his understanding of Kwakwaka'wakw two dimensional design to include the northern stylistic elements of Tsimshian, Tlingit, Heiltsuk and Haida artistic traditions. By 1960 Cranmer was well established as an independent artist and he produced major sculptural works in his own tribal style for both local and international clientele.*

*Source www.pacificeditions.ca

Artworks

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ImageTitleDate MadePlace MadeCollectionsMaterialsMeasurementsEditionCredit Line
Bentwood BoxBentwood Box1984‘Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, CanadaWoodworkCarved and painted cedaroverall: 31 cm x 26 cm x 36 cm-Gift of David and Diane Reesor
Untitled (Incised Stone with Animal Face)Untitled (Incised Stone with Animal Face)1950-1960sVancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaStoneSoapstoneoverall: 9.00 cm x 6.50 cm x 1.00 cm-Gift of A.H. and E. (Bessie) Fitzgerald
Man and FrogMan and Frog1978Tla'mataxw, British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 75.00 cm x 103.00 cm x 0.00 cmP/PCanada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Wild WomanWild Woman1950s-1960sVancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaWoodworkWoodoverall: 31.00 cm x 12.00 cm x 11.00 cm-Gift of A.H. and E. (Bessie) Fitzgerald
MosquitoMosquito1987British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 55.50 cm x 37.70 cm x 0.00 cmPrinters proof for edition of 100Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Kwakiutl RavenKwakiutl Raven1987British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 56.00 cm x 38.10 cm x 0.00 cm-Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
CanoeCanoe1996British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 60.50 cm x 56.00 cm x 0.00 cm54/90Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Killer WhalesKiller Whales1987British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphpaper size: 27.5 cm x 77 cmP/PGift of Aldona Jonaitis
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