Inuit art: Eskimo Boy and Seal
Inuit Artist: Johnny Inukpuk (1911–2007) RCA
Size: 18" high, 16" wide, 6" deep, 120 lbs
Community: Great Whale, QC 01/26'
Stone: Soapstone
id: C-R-788050/50
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Johnny Inukpuk is one of the most important carvers of all time.
Inukpuk's work is held in the permanent collections of several museums, including the Art Gallery of York University,[6] the Musée des beaux-arts du Canada,[7] the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery,[8] the Art Gallery of Ontario,[9] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[10]
His work titled Hunter, possibly the first large figurative piece of Inuit sculpture,[3] was part of a collection of Inuit art that was acquired by the TD Bank Financial Group in 1951. His work received recognition as part of an exhibition of Inuit art known as The Coronation Exhibition held at Gimpel Fils in London, England in 1953.[4] Mother with Child Playing String Games (c.1955, National Gallery of Canada) is an example of his strong approach, careful workmanship, and naturalistic detail. In 1973, Johnny Inukpuk was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[3]
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