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- Robert Charles Davidson, CM (also called Guud San Glans, meaning “Eagle of the Dawn" in the Haida language), artist (born on 4 November 1946 in Hydaburg, Alaska). Of Haida and Tlingit descent, Robert Davidson is a highly respected painter, master carver and printmaker.
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His younger brother and former apprentice, Reg Davidson, is also a Haida carver. In infancy, Robert Davidson moved with his family to the Haida village of Masset, British Columbia, on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). For high school, he moved to Vancouver to attend Point Grey Secondary School in 1965.
Robert Davidson is one of Canada’s most respected and important contemporary visual artists. A Northwest Coast native of Haida and Tlingit Descent, he is a master sculptor of totem poles and masks and works in a variety of other media as a printmaker, painter and jeweler.
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Robert Davidson was born into an artistic family. He is the great-grandson and heir to the legacy of Haida artist, Charlie Edenshaw. His younger brother Reg Davidson is also an artist, as was their father, Claude Davidson. Robert first learned carving from his grandfather, Robert Davidson, Sr. Born in Alaska, Davidson was raised in the Haida villag...
In his more than 50-year artistic career, Robert Davidson has had an ongoing commitment to the continuity of Haida culture. His work has brought both national and international attention to Haida art. In 1967, Davidson participated in the Indians of Canada Pavilion at Expo 67. The pavilion was created by First Nations artists from across Canada. It...
In 1980, Robert Davidson co-founded the Rainbow Creek Dancers, a contemporary dance troupe, with his brother, Reg Davidson. The Davidson brothers performed many songs and dances, taught to them by their grandmother, Florence Edenshaw Davidson. Robert and Reg also created masks and ceremonial objects used in their performances. The dance troupe cont...
Director Charles Wilkinson explored Robert Davidson’s art and life in the documentary, Haida Modern. The film premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2019. Davidson was also featured in the National Film Board’s short documentaries This Was the Time (1970) and Now Is The Time (2019). Both films explore elements of Haida history an...
Robert Davidson has been awarded several awards and honours, including: 1. National Aboriginal Achievement Award (now Indspire) for Art and Culture, 1995. 2. Order of British Columbia, 1995. 3. Officer, Order of Canada, 1996. (Promoted to Member in 2022.) 4. Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden JubileeMedal, 2002. 5. Vancouver Arts Award, 2005. 6. British C...
Sep 14, 2022 · Haida Modern tells the story of one of the foremost Haida artists, Robert Davidson. Coming from a family of well—known Haida and Tlingit artists, he has been instrumental in the revival of coastal indigenous art and the revitalization of Haida culture.
ROBERT DAVIDSON HAIDA, BRITTISH COLUMBIA: MASTER WOOD CARVER @ CCA, SF: INVENTING OUR CULTURE: RE-TOTEM POLINGwww.robertdavidson.cavideo: www.decoygal.com
Davidson was born in 1946 in Hydaburg, a small community in southeast Alaska, but grew up in the fishing village of Massett, B.C., on the northern coast of Haida Gwaii.
Apr 27, 2023 · He is a leading figure in the renaissance of Haida art and culture and is a founding member of the Rainbow Creek Dancers with his brother and fellow artist, Reg Davidson. He is also one of the founding members of the Haida Gwaii Singers Society, started by Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson.
