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Roy James Hanuse
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- Roy Hanuse
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1943-2007
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Roy James Hanuse was a Kwakwaka'wakw artist known for working in the traditional Kwakwaka'wakw style. Roy was born in 1943 in Bella Bella and lived at Rivers Inlet (Owikeno), British Columbia. Largely self taught, Roy became interested in his cultural heritage while attending school in Alert Bay in the 1950s. He was later inspired by illustrations of the paintings of Mungo Martin and, in 1971, received some instruction from Doug Cranmer. His work has been exhibited and collected in a number of organizations in North America, including Expo 67. Four of his paintings, sold to the University of British Columbia, were published in Audrey Hawthorn's book Kwakiutl Art in 1979. Other highlights from Roy's career included carving a 12-foot totem for the Denver Art Museum in 1972, and carving two totem poles for the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Roy passed away on November 8, 2007.
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Compiled by Marisa Parker, 27 September 2016
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Roy James Hanuse, MOA Collection Online (http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/collection-online/search/person?person=1115&tab=biography)
Roy James Hanuse, Lattimer Gallery (http://www.lattimergallery.com/collections/roy-james-hanuse)
Hanuse, Roy J., University of Victoria Art Collection (http://collection.legacy.uvic.ca/index.php?artist_id=682&artist_action=info)