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The ''Spirit of Haida Gwaii'' is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid (1920–1998). It features on Canadian $20 bills〔http://www.billreidfoundation.org/banknote/spirit.htm〕 issued between 2004 and 2012. ==Background== The sculpture was originally created in 1986 as a -scale clay model, enlarged in 1988, to full-size clay. In 1991, the model was cast in bronze. This first bronze casting was entitled ''The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Black Canoe'' and is now displayed outside the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The second bronze casting, entitled ''The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Jade Canoe'', was first displayed at the Canadian Museum of History in 1994. Finally, in 1996, the ''Jade Canoe'' (as it is generally called) was moved to the International Terminal at Vancouver International Airport. A plaster copy of the sculpture is on display in the main hall of the Canadian Museum of History.〔http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/grand/gh04eng.shtml〕 On 30 April 1996 Canada Post issued ''The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, 1986–1991, Bill Reid'' in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on a sculpture ''The Spirit of Haida Gwaii'' (1991) by William Ronald Reid in the Canadian Embassy, Washington, United States. The 90¢ stamps are perforated 12.5 mm × 13 mm and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited.〔(Canada Post stamp )〕 An image of the sculpture is featured prominently on the reverse of the 2004 edition of the Canadian twenty-dollar bill. These bills are no longer issued; a new design entered use in 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spirit of Haida Gwaii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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