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Walter Harris (June 10, 1931 – January 12, 2009) was a Canadian artist and hereditary chief from the Gitxsan (Gitksan) First Nation in northwestern British Columbia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastlife/story.html?id=7f3b2fb2-c2d4-4fb2-9577-e25f77f43628 )〕 He studied Northwest Coast art styles at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art ('Ksan) at Hazelton, B.C., in Gitxsan territory, studying under Duane Pasco and Doug Cranmer. His materials include silver, gold, metal, limestone, silk screen graphics and wood. He carved totem poles for his home village of Kispiox in 1971, 1972, and 1978, Ottawa, Paris, Japan, Vancouver, to name a few. Awards in recognition for Walter's contribution to First Nations art in Canada. In 2003, Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts. September 2005, Walter Harris was given the Order of Canada as an Officer ==Sources== * Macnair, Peter L., Alan L. Hoover, and Kevin Neary (1984) ''The Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Northwest Coast Indian Art.'' Vancouver, B.C.: Douglas & McIntyre. * Stewart, Hilary (1993). ''Looking at Totem Poles.'' Seattle: University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-97259-9. 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「Walter Harris (artist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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