Author Description

"In this book are thirty pieces of Reid's writing, spanning forty years of active life. The contents include his lyrical masterpiece "Out of Silence," his early accounts of expeditions to salvage precious artworks from empty Haida villages, a lecture demonstration on the grammer of classical Haida painting and sculpture, revealing accounts of his own development, his playful "Killer Whale Poem," meditations on the masterworks of his predecessors, and passionate statements from his late years on art and social issues."--Jacket.