Tony Hunt (artist)

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This article is about the Canadian First Nations artist. For the American football player, see Tony Hunt (football player).

Tony Hunt (b. 1942) is a Canadian First Nations artist of Kwakwaka'wakw ancestry noted for his work carving totem poles.

He was born in 1942 at the Kwakwaka'wakw community of Alert Bay, British Columbia. He received early training from his grandfather Mungo Martin.

After Martin's death in 1962, Hunt became assistant carver to his father Henry Hunt at Thunderbird Park in Victoria, B.C..

In 1970 he opened the Arts of the Raven Gallery.

[edit] Sources

  • Macnair, Peter L., Alan L. Hoover, and Kevin Neary (1984) The Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Northwest Coast Indian Art. Vancouver, B.C.: Douglas & McIntyre.
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