Richard Hunt Native Artist. In 1991, richard became the first native artist to receive the order of british columbia, and in 1994, he received the order of canada, the most prestigious award of his career. Born in 1951 in alert bay, british columbia, he comes from a long line of internationally respected artists and carvers that have been instrumental in the survival of the kwakwaka’wakw native art form.
He began carving with his father, the late henry hunt, at the age of thirteen. The idea of doing the native artwork came from. Born in 1951 in alert bay, british columbia, he comes from a long line of internationally respected artists and carvers that have been instrumental in the survival of the kwakwaka’wakw native art form.
Roy henry vickers and richard hunt.
Stan hunt iii has been carving since he was a young boy and has worked alongside such important artists as beau dick, richard hunt and the late joe peters jr. Richard hunt (born 1951, kwakwaka'wakw, formerly kwakiutl) is a canadian first nations artist from coastal british columbia. Richard's grandfather, mungo martin, was largely responsible for the rebirth of. Richard is kwakiutl and is from t’sakis (fort rupert, bc).