The Way Home: David Neel

David Neel was an infant when his father, a traditional Kwakiutl artist, returned to the ancestors, triggering a series of events that would separate David from his homeland and its rich cultural traditions for twenty-five years. When he saw a potlatch mask carved by his great-great-grandfather in a museum in Fort Worth, Texas, the encounter inspired the young photographer to rekindle a childhood dream to follow in the footsteps of his father.
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Categories: Art Documents, Artist Biographies
Tags: Collections, Elders, Kwakwaka’wakw, Masks, Multimedia, Museum, Photography, Portrait, Resilience, Storytelling
Author: David Neel
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