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Robert Davidson (18 April 1804 – 16 November 1894) was a Scottish inventor who built the first known electric locomotive in 1837. He was a lifelong resident of Aberdeen, northeast Scotland, where he was a prosperous chemist and dyer, amongst other ventures.
Robert Davidson is one of Canada’s most respected and important contemporary visual artists. A Northwest Coast native of Haida and Tlingit Descent, he is a master sculptor of totem poles and masks and works in a variety of other media as a printmaker, painter and jeweler.
25 Okt 2010 · Robert Charles Davidson, CM (also called Guud San Glans, meaning “Eagle of the Dawn" in the Haida language), artist (born on 4 November 1946 in Hydaburg, Alaska). Of Haida and Tlingit descent, Robert Davidson is a highly respected painter, master carver and printmaker.
Robert Charles Davidson OC OBC RCA (born 4 November 1946), is a Canadian artist of Haida heritage. Davidson's Haida name is G̲uud San Glans , which means "Eagle of the Dawn". He is a leading figure in the renaissance of Haida art and culture.
He is a leading figure in the renaissance of Haida art and culture and is a founding member of the Rainbow Creek Dancers with his brother and fellow artist, Reg Davidson. He is also one of the founding members of the Haida Gwaii Singers Society, started by Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson.
11 Jun 2019 · For contemporary artist Robert Davidson, the art is the catalyst: how it is perceived, what it provokes, and what it can teach. Davidson, whose Haida name is Guud San Glans (Eagle of the Dawn) was born in Alaska in 1946, and moved with his family to Old Massett on Haida Gwaii in 1947.
14 Sep 2022 · Haida Modern tells the story of one of the foremost Haida artists, Robert Davidson. Coming from a family of well—known Haida and Tlingit artists, he has been instrumental in the revival of coastal indigenous art and the revitalization of Haida culture.
