Haida, Frog Bowl, 1981-82, dark grey argillite, signed "Pat Dixon Skidegate B.C.", 2.25 x 5.5 x 2.5 in, 5.5 x 13.7 x 6.5 cm. ... Pat Dixon, who began making art in 1961, carries on a long family tradition of argillite carving. He studied with Pat McGuire (1943-1970) and has since mentored many other artists himself. According to Leslie Drew and Douglas Wilson, Dixon is “the model carver whose work is the standard against which the work of others can be measured” (Argillite: Art of the Haida, Hancock House, 1980, p. 282).--- CATEGORIES: First Nations, Native, Indian, Northwest Coast