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Bill Reid

1920 - 1998

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William Ronald Reid Jr. (12 January 1920 – 13 March 1998) also known as Iljuwas, was a Haida artist whose works include jewelry, sculpture, screen-printing, and paintings. Producing over one thousand original works during his fifty-year career, Reid is regarded as one of the most significant Northwest Coast artists of the late twentieth century. The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art celebrates his legacy through the curation of contemporary Indigenous art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Reid is the 107th most popular artist (down from 106th in 2024), the 753rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 695th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Bill Reid ranks 107 out of 125. Before him are Vik Muniz, Joseph Smit, Pippa Bacca, Red Skelton, Peter Sellars, and Alex Grey. After him are Joan Mondale, Al Hirschfeld, Tyrus Wong, Shepard Fairey, Tatsuki Fujimoto, and Rachel Whiteread.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Bill Reid ranks 439. Before him are Jimmy Witherspoon, Ronald Pope, István Szívós, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Esther Rolle, and Wayne Thiebaud. After him are Dorothy Abbott, Eric Brandon, Noel Neill, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Veerasamy Ringadoo, and Barbara Britton. Among people deceased in 1998, Bill Reid ranks 315. Before him are John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Josephine Hutchinson, Lalita Pawar, Jackie Blanchflower, Ruth Clifford, and Esther Rolle. After him are Binnie Barnes, Richard Denning, Reidar Kvammen, Catherine Cookson, Michelle Thomas, and Edwin Thompson Jaynes.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Bill Reid ranks 753 out of 1,622. Before him are Melissa Auf der Maur (1972), Gilles Brassard (1955), Tye Dillinger (1981), Yannick Bisson (1969), Will Arnett (1970), and Erik Everhard (1976). After him are Richard Louis Duckett (1884), Joe Sakic (1969), Gerald Emmett Carter (1912), William Edmond Logan (1798), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), and Wendy Freedman (1957).

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Among ARTISTS In Canada

Among artists born in Canada, Bill Reid ranks 3. Before him are Kenojuak Ashevak (1927), and John Howe (1957).

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