{"product_id":"black-throated-loon-by-john-hoover","title":"Black Throated Loon by John Hoover (1919-2011), Aleut","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBlack Throated Loon, 1982\u003cbr\u003eby John Hoover (1919-2011), Aleut Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ered cedar, pigment, metal hinges\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e27.5” high x 22.5” wide x 1.5” deep\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAleut sculptor John Hoover was born in Cordova, Alaska in 1919. His carvings of long curvilinear mythological forms find their roots in the traditions of the Aleut culture. Hoover’s work expresses the interrelationship between humans, animals and nature. His weave of serious intensity and lyrical humor create distinct forms that demand the attention of the viewer. Carving in the texture of each piece and rubbing in the pigments allow the viewer to see how the hand of the artist relates to the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs a young man, Hoover committed a great deal of his time to the pursuit of painting. It wasn’t until sometime later, while building a 58-foot fishing boat, that Hoover’s interest in sculpture came to life. Not having enough power tools, he shaped the timbers by hand, inspiring him to carve beautiful shapes. By 1960, Hoover put all creative efforts into sculpting in the native cedar wood. Gentle, peaceful forms began to saturate all his carvings.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Shamans were the first psychologists who influenced through art the workings of Good and Evil Spirits. The idea of Spirit Helpers, the close relationship between man, animal, nature is real and meaningful to me, and like the Shaman’s of old, I try to make Healing images for the Soul.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e-John Hoover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHoover’s graceful cedar sculptures are earthy and ethereal. They look delicate, almost fragile, but their content is robustly sensual. In his work he finds a place of calm. A place of clarity. A place where he connects to the past in order to live in the present.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn Hoover passed away at his home in Grapeview, Washington on September 3, 2011.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED EXHIBITIONS \u0026amp; COLLECTIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNight of the First Americans, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEdinburgh Arts Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInternational Olympics, Mexico City, Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShared Visions, World Traveling Native American Artists Show, Heard Museum \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTwentieth Century American Sculpture at The White House:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHonoring Native America, Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSmithsonian Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAlaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAnchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHeard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInstitute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLos Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMuseo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePhilbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSeattle Art Museum, Washington\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED PUBLICATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmes, Kenneth and Herbert Mascher.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople of the Northwest Coast Their Archaeology and Prehistory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLondon:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThames \u0026amp; Hudson, 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArchuleta, Margaret.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century American Sculpture at The White House:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHonoring Native America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ePhoenix, Arizona:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Heard Museum of Anthropology and Primitive Art, 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBlack, Lydia.\u003ci\u003e Aleut Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnchorage:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAang Angain Press, Aleutian\/ Pribilof Islands Association, 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDecker, Julie.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Hoover:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eArt and Life.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFitzhugh, William and Aaron Crowell.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossroads of Continents:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eCultures of Siberia and Alaska.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHighwater, Jamake. \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetgrass Lives On\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNew York:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLippincott \u0026amp; Crowell, 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHoffman, Gerhard and Christian Feest, \u003ci\u003eIndianische Kunst im 20.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eJahrhundert.\u003c\/i\u003e Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1985.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRay, Dorothy Jeon.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleut and Eskimo Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSeattle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eUniversity of Washington Press, 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eShearar, Cheryl.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Northwest Coast Art:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA Guide to Crests, Beings and Symbols.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSeattle:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eU. of Washington Press, 2000\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintana Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67659642601583,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1813\/7073\/files\/PJ26022_HooverCarving_5c3b65a3-51cb-4ee3-823a-afabd8339d80.jpg?v=1791136727","url":"https:\/\/quintanagalleries.com\/products\/black-throated-loon-by-john-hoover","provider":"Quintana Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}