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2004 Prix de West Collectors' Bolo: Calling Raven by Tony Angell

2004 Prix de West Collectors' Bolo: Calling Raven by Tony Angell

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Tony Angell was commissioned to sculpt the 2004 Prix de West Collectors’ Bolo, titled “Calling Raven.” This striking piece captures the fierce vitality of a raven in mid-call—open-beaked, alert, and evocative of the bird’s keen intelligence and wild presence.

Angell, born in Los Angeles in 1940, grew up immersed in the natural world of Southern California’s San Fernando Valley and the Los Angeles River, an early connection that inspired his lifelong fascination with wildlife. A gifted athlete, Angell earned a scholarship to the University of Washington, pursuing a degree in Speech Communications, but it was his deepening engagement with birds and nature that ultimately shaped his artistic journey.

A self-taught wildlife artist, he transitioned from illustration to sculpting in the mid-1970s, working extensively in stone and bronze. His mentors included Don Eckelberry and Francis Lee Jacques, while he absorbed influences ranging from Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian carvings to Japanese Edo-period art. Angell’s sculptures are celebrated for their ability to animate inorganic stone and metal with emotional resonance, a quality evident in the bold posture and textural detail of Calling Raven.

Angell has maintained studios in Seattle and on Lopez Island in Washington’s Salish Sea, drawing continual inspiration from Pacific Northwest landscapes. His work comprises public commissions at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle Aquarium, the city of Redmond, and more, and appears in major collections including Gilcrease Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

As an environmental educator (serving as Washington State Director of Environmental Education until 2002), author, and illustrator of more than a dozen nature books, Angell champions awareness and conservation of the natural world.

The 2004 bolo stands as a testament to Angell’s mastery of form and his intimate connection with the avian spirit. It speaks not only of the raven’s physical grace, but of its role as a messenger of nature.

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