An Essay in Woodcuts
Walter J. Phillips published An Essay in Woodcuts in 1930. It was his third portfolio, and in many ways, his best in that it focused on a specific subject. The Canadian ethnologist, Marius Barbeau, provided a 'monograph' on the coastal Indians. Phillips' own comments in the portfolio (which follow) tell us why he turned to wood engraving. (It should be noted that while Phillips certainly made a distinction between the technique of the 'woodcut' and that of the 'wood engraving,' he uses the word 'woodcut' in his introductory essay.
The Hoh-Hok House Posts at Karlukwees
1930
wood engraving on paper
12 x 9 cm
Thunderbird, Alert Bay
wood engraving on paper
11 x 16 cm
The Floating Dock, Mamalilicoola
1930
wood engraving on paper
15 x 12 cm
The Clothes Line, Mamalilicoola
1930
wood engraving on paper
12 x 12 cm
Zunuk
1932
wood engraving
12 x 19 cm
Dugout
1930
wood engraving on paper
7 x 11 cm
Community Houses, Mamalilicoola
1930
wood engraving on paper
13 x 14 cm
Ruin, Tsatsisnukomi
1930
wood engraving on paper
10 x 12 cm