Bill Holm (art historian)

This article is about the scholar of Northwest Coast art. For the Minnesota poet and writer, see Bill Holm (poet).

Bill Holm
Holm in 1987
Born
O. William Holm Jr.

(1925-03-24)March 24, 1925
Roundup, Montana, U.S.
DiedDecember 16, 2020(2020-12-16) (aged 95)
Shoreline, Washington, U.S.
Other namesKwakʼwala: Namsgamuti
OccupationsArt historian, artist

O. William Holm Jr. (March 24, 1925 – December 16, 2020) was an American art historian and author who worked and published under the name Bill Holm. His specialty was First Nations Northwest Coast art, and he was known for creating much of the vocabulary used to describe formline design. Holm's book Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form (1965) has been a foundational work in the study of this art.

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