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Eskimo graphic art / [text by James Houston] ; issued under the authority of the Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources.

Houston, James, 1921-2005 (Author). Canada. Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. (Added Author).

Summary:

Discusses the stonecut prints and the sealskin stencils of the Inuit artists of Cape Dorset (Kingnait).

Record details

  • Physical Description: 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), 2 portraits ; 30 cm
  • Publisher: Ottawa, Canada : Available from the Queen's Printer, [196-]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Reprinted from Canadian art magazine.
Originally published in Canadian art, v. 17, no. 1, Jan. 1960.
Pagination includes covers.
"Cat. no. R2-2360"--Colophon.
Formatted Contents Note:
Artists: Iyola -- Kananginak -- Kinoajvak -- Luktak -- Mungituk -- Niviaksiak -- Oshaweetuk -- Pootagok -- Tudlik.
Illustration on title page and 22 numbered illustrations in text: Joyfully I see ten cariboo / by Pootagok -- Snowy owls and egg / by Iyola -- Arctic gulls / by Niviaksiak -- Tudlik at work on a stonecut -- Tools used by the artists in making prints -- Dream of birds / by Kananginak -- Blue geese on snow / by Mungituk -- Snow birds / by Iyola -- December Ptarmigan / by Mungituk -- Arctic gulls -- Birds / by Mungituk -- Three Narwhals / by Kananginak -- Canada goose / by Luktak -- Man hunting at a seal hole in the ice / by Niviaksiak -- Rabbit eating seaweed / by Kinoajvak, a rare instance of a woman Eskimo artist -- Four muskoxen / by Oshaweetuk -- Mother and child / by Luktak -- Photograph of the stone for the print shown below. It has been carved with a knife, smoothed with a file and is ready for printing -- Owl / by Luktak -- Bird dream forewarning blizzards / by Tudlik -- Polar bear and cub in ice / by Niviaksiak -- Canada geese / Mungituk -- The signatures of some Eskimo artists : Luktak, Shekoaloak, Pootagok, Tudlik, Oshaweetuk, Iyola, Niviaksiak, Kananginak, Mungituk, Kunu.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Also issued online.

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Inuit prints > Nunavut > Cape Dorset > 20th century.
Inuit prints > Nunavut > Cape Dorset > 20th century > Catalogs.
Stonecut prints > Nunavut > Cape Dorset > 20th century.
Stonecut prints > Nunavut > Cape Dorset > 20th century > Catalogs.
Relief printing > Nunavut > Cape Dorset > 20th century.
Relief printing > Nunavut > Cape Dorset > 20th century > Catalogs.
Stencil work > Nunavut > Cape Dorset.
Stencil work > Nunavut > Cape Dorset > Catalogs.
Inuit art > Nunavut > Cape Dorset.
Graphic arts > Nunavut > Cape Dorset.
Polar animals in art.
Stonecut prints.
Graphic arts.
Inuit art.
Inuit prints.
Polar animals in art.
Relief printing.
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500 . ‡aPagination includes covers.
500 . ‡a"Cat. no. R2-2360"--Colophon.
520 . ‡aDiscusses the stonecut prints and the sealskin stencils of the Inuit artists of Cape Dorset (Kingnait).
5058 . ‡aArtists: Iyola -- Kananginak -- Kinoajvak -- Luktak -- Mungituk -- Niviaksiak -- Oshaweetuk -- Pootagok -- Tudlik.
50580. ‡gIllustration on title page and 22 numbered illustrations in text: ‡tJoyfully I see ten cariboo / ‡rby Pootagok -- ‡tSnowy owls and egg / ‡rby Iyola -- ‡tArctic gulls / ‡rby Niviaksiak -- ‡tTudlik at work on a stonecut -- ‡tTools used by the artists in making prints -- ‡tDream of birds / ‡rby Kananginak -- ‡tBlue geese on snow / ‡rby Mungituk -- ‡tSnow birds / ‡rby Iyola -- ‡tDecember Ptarmigan / ‡rby Mungituk -- ‡tArctic gulls -- ‡tBirds / ‡rby Mungituk -- ‡tThree Narwhals / ‡rby Kananginak -- ‡tCanada goose / ‡rby Luktak -- ‡tMan hunting at a seal hole in the ice / ‡rby Niviaksiak -- ‡tRabbit eating seaweed / ‡rby Kinoajvak, a rare instance of a woman Eskimo artist -- ‡tFour muskoxen / ‡rby Oshaweetuk -- ‡tMother and child / ‡rby Luktak -- ‡tPhotograph of the stone for the print shown below. It has been carved with a knife, smoothed with a file and is ready for printing -- ‡tOwl / ‡rby Luktak -- ‡tBird dream forewarning blizzards / ‡rby Tudlik -- ‡tPolar bear and cub in ice / ‡rby Niviaksiak -- ‡tCanada geese / ‡rMungituk -- ‡tThe signatures of some Eskimo artists : Luktak, Shekoaloak, Pootagok, Tudlik, Oshaweetuk, Iyola, Niviaksiak, Kananginak, Mungituk, Kunu.
530 . ‡aAlso issued online.
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7101 . ‡aCanada. ‡bDepartment of Northern Affairs and National Resources.
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