LITERATURE
Ian M. Thom, Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 2009, page 3

Dempsey Bob is of both Tahltan and Tlingit ancestry, and grew up in Port Edward near Prince Rupert. The year 1969 brought a turning point for Bob when he attended a class given by Freda Diesing, a Haida carver who had studied at the Vancouver School of Art and the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art at ‘Ksan. Bob learned about fine historical native works and techniques from Diesing, then went on to study at the Gitanmaax School from 1972 to 1974. His extensive research led him to travel to New York, London, Russia and Spain to see traditional Tlingit works in collections. As he stated, “I think that innovation has to come out of tradition, it cannot come from nothing.” After carving primarily in wood, Bob branched out into the medium of bronze, training in the casting process in Oregon and Italy. The Eagles and Frog Speaker are particularly fine examples of his work in bronze.

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