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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 3211061, member: 55&quot;]Bill Holm, possibly the most important figure in Northwest Coast native art of the 20th century, passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning at the age of 95.&nbsp; A student of Native art since 1937, his 1965 book <i>Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form </i>transformed the understanding of this art and has for decades been the standard introductory work in the field.</p><p>It has been my privilege and honor to meet him; to show him mystery masks I had collected and have him instantly identify the carver; to get his advice on native pronunciation and carving techniques; to watch him dance and to touch artifacts he had made. These are but a few of the blessings he shared freely with anyone who asked. Words cannot express how much he will be missed; it has been said that he had forgotten more than most of us will ever know.</p><p>From Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Holm_(art_historian" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Holm_(art_historian" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Holm_(art_historian</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>The announcement from his family:</p><p>&quot;It is with infinite gratitude that we now must honor the passing of our dad, Bill Holm.</p><p>Dad passed away peacefully in his sleep, at home, this morning.</p><p>Ninety-five years of boundless curiosity, of limitless sharing of skills and knowledge, of earnest creating of connections across generations, across cultures, is the cherished legacy we have all received from him.</p><p>What&#039;s certain is that we can make almost anything with our hands and the right tools, and that histories, stories, techniques, arts and traditions are the treasures that, shared and passed on, make magical results possible.</p><p>March 24, 1925 - December 16, 2020</p><p>Marty, Carla, Karen Holm, Aubrey, Evrard, Julian Martens&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Bio: <a href="https://www.historylink.org/File/10397" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historylink.org/File/10397" rel="nofollow">https://www.historylink.org/File/10397</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ho&#039;miskanis, Tlalelitla, we will miss you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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