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Kenojuak / Jean Blodgett.

Blodgett, Jean, 1945- (Author). Kenojuak, 1927-2013 (Added Author).

Summary:

From Front blurb: Kenojuak is a tribute honouring the life and work of one of the world's most celebrated and prolific Eskimo artists. Originally published in 1981, as a limited edition of 275, this book was never before available to the general public. We are proud to present a new edition of this magnificent book-a visually stunning and richly documented history of an important Canadian artist. The Toronto Globe & Mail described Kenojuak as "the visionary artist from Cape Dorset in West Baffin Island-a special Canadian. Her stonecut print, the Enchanted Owl, which netted her $25 originally, has been auctioned since for as much as $12,000. In 1970, the aggressive little owl's image was reproduced on a Canadian 6-cent stamp. Her stone sculptures in the Toronto-Dominion Bank's prestigious Inuit collection have been viewed by hundreds. In 1967, (she) was awarded the Order of Canada." In addition, she has numerous exhibitions, and designed Canada's mural at the World's Fair in Osaka Japan. Today, the 58-year old artist says, "I continue to carve. A small canvas tent against the side of my house in Cape Dorset serves as my carving studio in bad weather. Otherwise I carve out of doors. I am grateful to those people who are interested in and admire my work. When I am dead, I am sure there will still be people discussing my art." Kenojuak is a handsome volume, containing over 160 color plates, with every print the artist has produced up to 1980, many of her drawings, photographs of her sculpture, and numerous documentary photographs of the artist in her working and home environment. Kenojuak is unique in the field of art book publishing. Never before has the work of an Eskimo artist been so comprehensively and masterfully treated.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0920668313
  • ISBN: 9780920668313
  • Physical Description: 252 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 28 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto : Firefly Books, ©1985.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 77).
Formatted Contents Note:
Autobiography of Kenojuak -- Notes -- Chronology -- Art of Kenojuak -- Beginnings -- Subject matter -- Formal concerns and technique -- Drawings -- Prints -- Other media -- Kenojuak: inuit artist -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Selected exhibitions -- Kenojuak prints -- Note on technique -- Acknowledgements -- Data on prints.
Subject:
Kenojuak, 1927-2013.
Inuit > Northwest Territories > Biography.
Inuit artists > Northwest Territories > Biography.
Inuit > Northwest Territories > Biography.
Kenojuak, 1927-
Artistes inuits > Territoires du Nord-Ouest > Biographies.
Kenojuak, 1927-2013
Inuit.
Inuit artists.
Northwest Territories.
Kenojuak 1927-2013
Eskimo
Northwest Territories
Kenojuak, (1927- )
Art inuit > Canada > Territoires du Nord-Ouest.
Kenojuak.
Genre:
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library NE 543 .K45 A4 1985 680466 Stacks Available -