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Product DescriptionPart of the 50th Anniversary print collection (1959-2009).Fifty years ago, the first catalogued collection of prints from Cape Dorset was exhibited at the Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario. With the support of the federal department of Northern Affairs, the collection was then exhibited in Ottawa at the Railway Committee Room of the House of Commons and at Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General. His Excellency, the Right Honourable Georges Vanier, was so delighted with the images that he agreed to be the Official Patron of the newly established West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative for its inaugural year. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Pitaloosie Saila was born in 1942 on the southwest coast of Baffin Island near the present day community of Cape Dorset. She spent her childhood years in various hospitals in Quebec and Ontario for treatment of tuberculosis. She learned English during this time, and recalls the difficulty she experienced in relearning her native language upon her return to Baffin Island in 1957. She is now one of the few of her generation who speak both English and Inuktitut fluently. Since the late 1960's, Pitaloosie has made frequent trips to southern Canada to attend exhibitions and conferences. In 1967, she spent several weeks in Toronto while her husband, the well-known sculptor Pauta Saila, participated in an International Sculpture Symposium. Subsequently, she has visited Halifax, Toronto, Ottawa, Kansas City and Vermont. Her work has been featured in solo drawing exhibitions, and in 1977, Canada Post issued a stamp depicting her print, Fisherman's Dream. Her lithograph entitled In the Hills represented the Northwest Territories in the centennial celebration of the National Parks of Canada, 1985. Amnesty International, the international human rights organization, selected a drawing by Pitaloosie entitled "Mother and Child" to use for their 1990 Christmas card. She was also one of nine featured artists in the acclaimed exhibition Isumavut: The Artistic Expression of Nine Cape Dorset Women, which opened at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in the fall of 1994 and continues to travel to other venues. Pitaloosie's husband, Pauta, passed away in Cape Dorset in June of 2009 at the age of 93. In 2004, both she and Pauta were appointed members of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, in recognition of their life’s work and contributions to Canadian art. Details: - Lithograph - 51 cm x 76.3 cm - Price is suggested retail *** This listing is updated regularly, but it is possible that images listed here may no longer be available. Please contact your local gallery (listed under the heading "Find a store near you Now" on this page) to confirm availability of this piece. Other pieces by the same artist may also be available. Find out why we love this member... |
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