1977年2月21日,温哥华从杰里科海滩清除了比尔·里德(Bill Reid)的大型Haida壁画,引起对丧失土著艺术的强烈抗议。
On Feb. 21, 1977, Vancouver removed a major Haida mural by Bill Reid from Jericho Beach, sparking outcry over lost Indigenous art.
1977年2月21日,温哥华公园董事会开始拆除由艺术家比尔·里德(Bill Reid)在杰里科海滩3号机库制作的大型受基地组织启发的壁画,该壁画最初是为1976年与联合国有关的人居论坛会议绘制的。
On February 21, 1977, the Vancouver Park Board began removing a large Haida-inspired mural by artist Bill Reid from Hangar 3 at Jericho Beach, originally painted for the 1976 Habitat Forum, a UN-related conference.
四到五层的艺术品,以象狼和鲑鱼卵模式这样的象征性人物为特色,被广泛敬仰为一个重要的文化里程碑。
The four- to five-storey artwork, featuring symbolic figures like wolves and salmon-egg patterns, was widely admired as a significant cultural landmark.
虽然公园管理委员会提到所有权和维护问题,但这一决定引发了对原住民代表和公共艺术的损失的批评,标志着温哥华文化和城市历史的重要时刻.
Though the park board cited ownership and maintenance concerns, the decision sparked criticism over the loss of Indigenous representation and public art, marking a notable moment in Vancouver’s cultural and urban history.