Research Catalog

Title

Preston Singletary : Raven and the box of daylight / authors, Miranda Shkík Belarde-Lewis, John Drury.

Author

Singletary, Preston, 1963-

Publication

• Tacoma, Washington : Glass Museum, [2019]
• [Seattle, Washington] : University of Washington Press
• ©2019

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Belarde-Lewis, Miranda
• Drury, John

Description

143 pages : illustrations (mostly color); 30 cm

Summary

"The story Raven and the Box of Daylight, which tells how Raven transformed the world and brought light to the people by releasing the stars, moon, and sun, holds great significance to the Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. A new body of work by artist Preston Singletary (American, born 1963) will immerse readers in Tlingit traditions by telling this story through his monumental glass works and installations. Primarily known for his celebration of Tlingit art and design, Singletary will explore new ways of working with glass inspired by Tlingit design principles. Tlingit objects were traditionally used to show wealth and tell stories by representing elements of the natural world, as well as the histories of individual families. By drawing upon this tradition, Singletary's art creates a unique theatrical atmosphere, in which the pieces follow and enhance a narrative. This book includes texts that place Singletary's work within the wider histories of both glass art and native arts traditions--especially the art of spoken-word storytelling. Also included are a biography and an interview with the artist."--Amazon.com

Alternative Title

Raven and the box of daylight

Subjects

• Exhibition catalogs
• Storytellers in art > Exhibitions
• Glass art > Exhibitions
• Tlingit art > Exhibitions
• Singletary, Preston, 1963- > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• "...[A]ccompanies the exhibition of the same name organized by Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, and Preston Singletary, on view October 3, 2018-September 2, 2019. Wichita Art Museum, Kansas, on view February 1-August 30, 2019; National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, on view October 2020-October 2021."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Raven strikes again : building one Box of daylight story from many / Miranda Shkík Belarde-Lewis -- So goes Raven / John Drury -- In conversation : Preston Kochéin Singletary / interview by Miranda Shkík Belarde-Lewis -- Raven and the box of daylight : illustrated narrative.

ISBN

• 0972664955
• 9780972664950

LCCN

2018966102

OCLC

• on1061043298
• SCSB-9577853

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library