Name of artist: Godfrey Hunt
Date of birth:  c. 1920
Place of birth: Alert Bay
Date of death: 1984

Relationship to other established artists and carvers: His sons are Herman Hunt and John Hunt, both carvers. He was a first cousin of Henry Hunt, carver, and a second cousin of Tony Hunt, carver and printmaker. His father was one of George Hunt's sons (George Hunt was Franz Boas' informant).

• he lived in the Vancouver area for many years, and before that in Alert Bay
• he was primarily a carver, not a painter
• he worked as an associate of Kwagiutl artist Doug Cranmer, at Cranmer's shop "The Talking Stick," which was in business from 1964 to 1967 on Granville St. in Vancouver
• he was active in the potlatch and was good dancer
• he had a good educational background
• he assisted in designing the whaling canoe sculpture in the lobby of B.C. Provincial Museum
• in the 1960's he worked with Mungo Martin, Henry Hunt, and Tony Hunt in Victoria
• he carved the occasional mask for use
• he has a totem pole at the Vancouver Indian Centre
• in Vancouver, toward the latter part of his career, he produced many woodcarvings, mainly for the tourist market
• he danced in a film of the raven legend, made by Willie Helmer
• two of his works are in the collection of the Vancouver Museum
• this collection contains 41 of his paintings

• 31 July 1968, "Totem Carver Began Career at 9, " Vancouver Sun, p.33"
• 8 April 1971, "Design," Vancouver Province, p. 4