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A good reference catalog concerning the innovative creativity of the Puget Sound Salish. Highly recommended. Choice A fine illustration of the current state of Coast Salish art. With its juxtaposition of legends with images of glass totem poles and monumental bronze sculptures, Contemporary Coast Salish Art reminds us that traditions are not dusty relics of the past but a part of our lives today. They are in constant creation and flux, just as art is. Pacific Northwest Quarterly

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Steven C. Brown contributes a thought-provoking review of the history of Coast Salish culture, incorporating an analysis of its formal elements while placing it in the context of the northern and southern artistic traditions of the region. Barbara Brotherton celebrates the renaissance of the Coast Salish style. Many of the artists describe, in their own words, the Native legends that have inspired their work. The result is a unique and invaluable overview of a vibrant body of work that is both innovative and grounded in tradition.Rebecca Blanchard and Nancy Davenport are co-directors of the Stonington Gallery in Seattle, Washington. Steven C. Brown , author of Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth through the Twentieth Century, is an independent researcher and artist. Barbara Brotherton is curator of Native American art at the Seattle Art Museum.

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