Challenging Traditions : Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast Richard Van Camp Other contributing scholars include Alistair

Other contributing scholars include Alistair Rider

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Challenging Traditions : Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast Richard Van Camp Other contributing scholars include AlistairDescription Contemporary First Nations artists of the Northwest Coast have long been among the most dynamic, important artists working in North America. Their art is a visible manifestation of the extraordinary cultural explosion that has transformed First Nations life up and down the B. C. coast. Through their own words and artwork, Ian Thom examines the career, working methods and philosophy of forty active artists, all of whom he has interviewed.