Lawney ReyesAmerican Sin-Aikst artist (1931–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:Can you list the top facts and stats about Lawney Reyes?Summarize this article for a 10 year oldSHOW ALL QUESTIONSLawney L. Reyes (1931 – August 10, 2022) was an American Sin-Aikst artist, curator, and memoirist, based in Seattle, Washington.[3] Quick Facts Born, Died ...Lawney ReyesReyes in 2016Born1931 (1931)Bend, Oregon, U.S.[1]DiedAugust 10, 2022 (aged 91)Close Detail from Reyes' 1972 sculpture Blue Jay.The eye of the blue jay, depicted here — a roughly 0.25 meter detail in this 9.15 meter-wide sculpture — is a depiction of a bear holding a white man, in tribute to Reyes' activist brother, Bernie Whitebear. The sculpture is modeled on Coast Salish tradition, although Reyes and Whitebear were (inland) Sin-Aikst.[2] Reyes' Dreamcatcher sculpture, installed at 32nd Avenue and Yesler Way in Seattle, is a public memorial to his brother Bernie Whitebear and sister Luana Reyes. The sculpture also relates to cultural diffusion among Native American tribes/nations. As noted on the plaque, dreamcatchers are originally an Ojibwa cultural artifact, but have now been adopted by Native Americans throughout the United States and Canada.
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Lawney L. Reyes (1931 – August 10, 2022) was an American Sin-Aikst artist, curator, and memoirist, based in Seattle, Washington.[3] Quick Facts Born, Died ...Lawney ReyesReyes in 2016Born1931 (1931)Bend, Oregon, U.S.[1]DiedAugust 10, 2022 (aged 91)Close Detail from Reyes' 1972 sculpture Blue Jay.The eye of the blue jay, depicted here — a roughly 0.25 meter detail in this 9.15 meter-wide sculpture — is a depiction of a bear holding a white man, in tribute to Reyes' activist brother, Bernie Whitebear. The sculpture is modeled on Coast Salish tradition, although Reyes and Whitebear were (inland) Sin-Aikst.[2] Reyes' Dreamcatcher sculpture, installed at 32nd Avenue and Yesler Way in Seattle, is a public memorial to his brother Bernie Whitebear and sister Luana Reyes. The sculpture also relates to cultural diffusion among Native American tribes/nations. As noted on the plaque, dreamcatchers are originally an Ojibwa cultural artifact, but have now been adopted by Native Americans throughout the United States and Canada.