Yakuglas’ Legacy: The Art and Times of Charlie James

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Charlie James (1867–1937) used to be a premier carver and painter from the Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation of British Columbia. Also known by his ceremonial name Yakuglas, he used to be a prolific artist and activist All the way through a period of severe oppression for First Nations people in Canada.


Yakuglas’ Legacy examines the life of Charlie James. All the way through the early a part of his career James created works primarily for ritual use within Kwakwaka’wakw society. Then again, within the 1920s, his art found a broader audience as he produced more miniatures and paintings. Through a balanced reading of the historical period and James’ artistic production, Ronald W. Hawker argues that James’ shift to latest art forms allowed the artist to make a critical remark concerning the vitality of Kwakwaka’wakw culture. Yakuglas’ Legacy, aided by the inclusion of 123 colour illustrations, is at once a phenomenal and poignant book concerning the have an effect on of the Canadian project on Aboriginal people and their artistic response.


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