Vancouver hit by another heist of native art Sep 4, 2008
The theft comes less than two weeks after the RCMP announced that they had recovered the last two of 12 works by the iconic Haida artist Bill Reid that were stolen from Vancouver's Museum of Anthropology in May. (). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Museum of Anthropology will re-launch for Olympics Sep 1, 2008
The museum made headlines this year when it was the site of a break-in and theft of 15 works, including 12 by the iconic Haida artist Bill Reid - most of them gold. All of the works have since been recovered, with the exception of a fragment of a Reid argillite pipe panel. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Last stolen Reid art pieces recovered Aug 21, 2008
VANCOUVER The last two priceless works by artist Bill Reid have been recovered nearly three months after they were stolen from a museum at the University of B.C.. But one of the items, a carved pipe, is broken and about five centimetres of the artwork made from a black slate-like material called argillite is still missing. (Globe and Mail)
Geoffrey Clarfield takes your questions Jul 5, 2008
"In the nineteen thirties the British had a word for this kind of behaviour appeasement. One of the Bill Reid artifacts stolen from the UBC museum of Anthropology in May. (Jeff Vinnick, for The Globe and Mail) Related Articles Recent From the archives Internet Links "It would be wise for museums and the public to reject and actively oppose this underground trade and its addiction to paid ransoms. "Although last month's heist of $2-million worth of artifacts at a museum in British Columbia was... (Globe and Mail)
PHYLLIS SIDES: Attention young baseball fans Jul 3, 2008
Hand-designed awards by artist Bill Reid will be given to first-place finishers in all age categories, with special plaques awarded to family, business and community teams, Finkenbine said. Bill Reid awards also will be given to the individual raising the most pledges. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
The good news about Bill Reid Jun 12, 2008
Speaking of which, is it too soon to make a joke about "lifting" Bill Reid artworks. Between the loss last month of priceless Bill Reid objects from the Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia, and then the reported recovery of some of them from a raid on a Burnaby, B. C., home on Monday, it's been easy to forget that this has been a good-news time for fans of the late Haida artist in another respect: The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art finally opened in downtown... (Vancouver Sun)
RCMP recover 13 of 15 stolen artworks Jun 11, 2008
VANCOUVER Thirteen artworks stolen from Vancouver's Museum of Anthropology have been recovered, but two - both by Haida artist Bill Reid - are still missing, RCMP announced yesterday ... RCMP cruisers are parked outside the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver on Sunday as police probe the theft of several priceless gold works of art by legendary Haida artist Bill Reid. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Mounties recover all but two of stolen artworks Jun 11, 2008
com: Two Bill Reid artworks still missing ... Two Bill Reid artworks still missing ... The two missing items are an argillite panel and a gold eagle pin, both by the iconic Haida artist Bill Reid. (Globe and Mail)
BC cops have breakthrough in missing art case Jun 10, 2008
News of the breakthrough comes two weeks after several pieces of gold jewelry -- including 12 necklaces and bracelets from Canadian Haida artist Bill Reid's collection -- were stolen from the University of B.C.'s Museum of Anthropology ... Paul BrookeThe Bill Reid thefts would never have happened if these valuable pieces had been properly protected with the right security system ... Some stolen works, and other sculptures by Canadian Haida artist Bill Reid. (CTV.ca)
Stolen Canadian gold art likely being sold: police Jun 4, 2008
Investigators also believe last month's theft of jewelry and art, including pieces by renowned Canadian Haida artist Bill Reid, was locally planned, although they have not entirely ruled out an international art theft ring. Art experts had had initially feared the thieves targeted the 15 items at the Museum of Anthropology because they were made of gold, and intended to melt them down to sell the metal, which would be worth about C$15,000. (Reuters)
Private galleries in Canada at greatest risk May 31, 2008
VANCOUVER As movie audiences flocked to theatres this week to watch Indiana Jones solve the mystery of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Canadians were following the real-life disappearance of their own treasures: 15 works from the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver worth about $2-million, including 12 pieces by the beloved Haida artist Bill Reid ... Most museum thieves target works in storage, according to the FBI. In Vancouver, however, the art was on display: 12 works 11 of them gold in the... (Globe and Mail)
Gas masks, bear spray, used in Vancouver art heist May 28, 2008
This gold box by Bill Reid with a sculptured eagle on top was one of 15 art objects stolen from the UBC museum overnight Friday ... The take included twelve artistic treasures fashioned in gold by the late Haida artist Bill Reid ... Three bracelets consisting of gold-coloured Mexican coins from Oaxaca Mexico like this one were stolen along with 12 pieces of Bill Reid jewelry. (CBC.ca)
Interpol alerted two days after art theft May 28, 2008
VANCOUVER The RCMP did not alert Interpol about the theft of 15 stolen works of art - including 12 works by Canadian artist Bill Reid - until yesterday morning, some 48 hours after the works were found to be missing from the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver. This amid fears that the valuable works, mostly made of gold, could be melted down by the thieves. (Globe and Mail)
Naked man steals truck, leads police on dangerous chase May 27, 2008
Interpol has joined the hunt for several art "treasures," including 12 pieces by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, stolen from a museum in B.C. In another development, a $50,000 reward is being offered for their safe return ... Interpol has joined the hunt for several art "treasures," including 12 pieces by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, stolen from a museum in B.C. In another development, a $50,000 reward is being offered for their safe return ... Interpol has joined the hunt for several art... (CBC.ca)
Search for artworks stolen from UBC museum goes international May 27, 2008
This gold box by Bill Reid with a sculptured eagle on top was one of 15 art objects stolen from the UBC museum overnight Friday ... Interpol has joined the hunt for several art "treasures," including 12 pieces by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, stolen from a museum in B.C. ... Three bracelets consisting of gold-coloured Mexican coins from Oaxaca Mexico like this one were stolen along with 12 pieces of Bill Reid jewelry. (CBC.ca)
Theft stumps UBC museum May 27, 2008
Fifteen works of art - 12 of them by the iconic Haida artist Bill Reid - were stolen from the museum on Friday night or Saturday morning ... Several priceless gold works of art by legendary Haida artist Bill Reid were taken from the Museum in a theft Friday night. (Globe and Mail)
Bust from riverbed reveals face of Julius Caesar: archeologist May 27, 2008
Interpol has joined the hunt for several art "treasures," including 12 pieces by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, stolen from a museum in B.C. In another development, a $50,000 reward is being offered for their safe return ... Interpol has joined the hunt for several art "treasures," including 12 pieces by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, stolen from a museum in B.C. In another development, a $50,000 reward is being offered for their safe return. (Yahoo News -- Anthropology and Archaeology)
Immune system protein could help develop cancer vaccine: study May 27, 2008
Interpol has joined the hunt for several art "treasures," including 12 pieces by renowned Haida artist Bill Reid, stolen from a museum in B.C. In another development, a $50,000 reward is being offered for their safe return. The Canadian military has had intelligence soldiers operating in Afghanistan for as long as it has been in the country, Canada's commander in Afghanistan told CBC News on Monday. (CBC.ca)
Bill Reid gold pieces stolen from BC museum May 26, 2008
Bill Reid gold pieces stolen from B.C. museum ... Police in Vancouver are hunting thieves who stole gold pieces designed by the late Bill Reid, one of the most acclaimed Canadian artists of the 20th century ... "We lost 12 Bill Reid pieces, which included a gold box, broach, several bracelets and cufflinks," said museum associate director Moya Waters. (CTV.ca)
Thieves steal 'priceless' Bill Reid artwork May 26, 2008
VANCOUVER Several priceless gold works of art by legendary Haida artist Bill Reid have been taken from the University of B.C.'s Museum of Anthropology in a daring theft ... But, she added: "We're reeling and to lose those pieces by Bill Reid is a double tragedy." ... "Our national identity is connected with Bill Reid," Jennifer Fahrni said. (Globe and Mail)
Reid's widow urges 'huge' reward for art's return May 26, 2008
VANCOUVER The theft of 12 works by famed Canadian artist Bill Reid, 11 of them made of gold, from Vancouver's Museum of Anthropology over the weekend has left museum officials, other artists and Mr. Reid's widow devastated ... The Reid items were exhibited together in a glass case surrounded by black granite in the Bill Reid Rotunda. (Globe and Mail)
Several pieces stolen from UBC museum May 25, 2008
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Several gold pieces by one of Canada's best-known modern artists, Bill Reid, have been stolen from the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology ... "It was a collection of Bill Reid gold items, objects that had been created by Bill Reid," he said ... The website for the Bill Reid Foundation lists four of his works that are used on the Canadian $20 bill. (Longview Daily News, WA)
British Columbia: Thieves loot UBC museum, target works of Bill Reid May 25, 2008
Thieves robbed the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology, apparently targeting pieces from the Bill Reid collection. Early reports suggest at least 10 pieces from the collection of the aboriginal artist's work were taken, with some Inca gold necklaces also missing. (Ottawa Citizen)
The Haida ember in full flame May 7, 2008
Ten years after his death, a gallery devoted to Haida artist Bill Reid and Northwest Coast art opens its doors ... VANCOUVER Bill Reid created about 1,500 works in his lifetime, bringing Haida art into the mainstream consciousness ... However, anyone hoping to see an exhaustive representation of his life's work at Vancouver's new Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art may be disappointed. (Globe and Mail)
BC gives art gallery $50 million for new home Mar 8, 2008
At a news conference in the lobby of the VAG, Campbell referred to many famous B.C. artists with works in the gallery's collection, including Emily Carr, Bill Reid, Robert Davidson and Jeff Wall, who was among the dignitaries seated on the stage in the art gallery's lobby. Wall is considered one of the country's leading artists for his work in making photography one of the major art forms of the late 20th century. (Canada.com)
Cheney: Telecoms deserve immunity for NSA aid Jan 24, 2008
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Visual Arts listings Dec 28, 2007
Spectacular displays of North West Coast art, including the largest collection of works in the world by Haida artist Bill Reid. Seeing is Believing: Photographs from the archives, to Dec. 31 Meddling in the Museum: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas' three installations are inspired by the Museum's current Renewal Project, to Dec. 31. (Vancouver Sun)
National Gallery gets $2M donation Dec 11, 2007
Just a few weeks ago the Audain Foundation, a major force in the B.C. visual arts world, handed $1 million to the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, which is to open in Vancouver next May. Font. (Ottawa Citizen)
• Art Fair Winners Jun 10, 2007
Bill Reid, Racine, watercolors. to view The Journal Times On-line privacy policy. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
• Racine to celebrate St. Patrick s Day with a parade Mar 4, 2007
n Local artist Bill Reid will drive his fire truck, sponsored by the Racine Art Museum. n Mayor Gary Becker and other city and county officials. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Vancouver outdoor sculptures on auction block Mar 4, 2007
Yoko Ono's Imagine Peace signand Dogfish Woman, Bear Mother by the late Haida artist Bill Reid were included in the exhibit. Vancouver generally "isn't on the map" when it comes to international art sales, Mowatt said. (CBC.ca)
