David A. Boxley
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David Albert Boxley is an American artist from the Tsimshian
nation, an American Indian group in southeast Alaska
. He is best known for carving totem poles.
Boxley was born in 1952 in the Tsimshian community of Metlakatla, Alaska
, where he was raised by his grandparents. He is a member of the Laxsgiik
(Eagle clan).
His four Tsimshian names include one meaning "First to Potlatch" and one meaning "He Who Works with the Cedar."
He was trained in Northwest Coast art by Jack Hudson. He received a B.S. from Seattle Pacific University
in Seattle in 1974.
By the 1980s Boxley and his sons, Zachary and David R. Boxley
, lived in Kingston, Washington
. He is married to Lorene (Hanlon) Boxley, a Tlingit Native Alaskan whose family is from Hoonah, Alaska.
He has carved over 65 totem poles.
Tsimshian
The Tsimshian are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tsimshian translates to Inside the Skeena River. Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. There are approximately 10,000...
nation, an American Indian group in southeast Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. He is best known for carving totem poles.
Boxley was born in 1952 in the Tsimshian community of Metlakatla, Alaska
Metlakatla, Alaska
Metlakatla is a census-designated place on Annette Island in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,375.- History :...
, where he was raised by his grandparents. He is a member of the Laxsgiik
Laxsgiik
The Laxsgiik is the name for the Eagle "clan" in the language of the Tsimshian nation of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska...
(Eagle clan).
His four Tsimshian names include one meaning "First to Potlatch" and one meaning "He Who Works with the Cedar."
He was trained in Northwest Coast art by Jack Hudson. He received a B.S. from Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions, located on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1891 by the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary...
in Seattle in 1974.
By the 1980s Boxley and his sons, Zachary and David R. Boxley
David R. Boxley
David Robert Boxley , also known as D. Robert Boxley, is an Alaskan artist and totem-pole carver from the Tsimshian Indian community of Metlakatla in southeast Alaska. He is the son of the carver David A. Boxley, his mentor...
, lived in Kingston, Washington
Kingston, Washington
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. He is married to Lorene (Hanlon) Boxley, a Tlingit Native Alaskan whose family is from Hoonah, Alaska.
He has carved over 65 totem poles.
Sources
- Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane (1990) Totem Pole. New York: Holiday House.
- Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane (1997) Potlatch: A Tsimshian Celebration. New York: Holiday House.