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Artist / Maker : |
Hunt, Calvin
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Title : |
Lingcod
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Date (Execution) : |
2004
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Geographical Origin : |
Tsaxis (Fort Rupert); British Columbia; Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Kwakwaka'wakw
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Style / Period : |
Contemporary 1950 -
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Medium / Material : |
Serigraph
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Support / Technique : |
paper
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Object Type : |
screen prints
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Visual Description : |
Orange fish (lincod) facing toward the left.
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Accession # : |
U014.3.277
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Width (cm) : |
63.50
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Height (cm) : |
25.00
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Depth (cm) : |
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift from the Collection of George and Christiane Smyth
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Artist Statement :
"The Lingcod is a highly prized fish (scientific name is ophiodon elongates) and one of the most important non-salmonid game fish in the Pacific Northwest. Lingcod have been over-fished in British Columbia to the extent that they remain at low levels." - Calvin Hunt
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