ABOUT THE BILL REID FOUNDATION COLLECTION
The Bill Reid Foundation Collection consists of 140 works of Bill Reid’s art including gold and silver jewelry, wood carvings, wire sculptures, drawings, artist proof prints, and memorabilia and works given to Bill Reid by other artists.
In 2001, The BCE Group donated Bill Reid's first bronze sculpture -- a stunning high-relief bronze frieze called Mythic Messengers. Commissioned by Teleglobe Canada for its building in Burnaby, B.C., and unveiled in 1984, the sculpture is 8.5 m long, 1.2 m high, and 45.7 cm deep.
In 2002, The Bill & Martine Reid Collection was donated to the Bill Reid Foundation by Dr. Martine Reid. This gift, which forms the core of the Bill Reid Foundatoin Collection, was made possible through the generous support of the Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage and Western Economic Diversification), foundations and corporations, and numerous individuals including Maurice and Mary Young, Milton and Fei Wong, and Toni and Hildegard Cavelti. It ensures that the Collection remains intact, in the public realm, and in Canada.
In order to assemble as much as possible of Bill Reid’s work under one roof, the Foundation actively seeks donations of other pieces or, in some cases, the funding required to purchase pieces on the open market. Many individuals have generously donated works or funds and the Foundation continues to work actively to augment the Collection.
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