Dorset at twilight, by Kananginak Pootoogook$ 600.00 Help |
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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: Kananginak Pootoogook has been involved with drawing and printmaking since the late 1950's when the graphic arts program first began at Cape Dorset. Kananginak's first print, a collaborative image with his father, Pootoogook, was included in the first catalogued collection of Cape Dorset prints in 1959. Since that time, Kananginak’s work has been included in almost every annual collection, and has been interpreted in many different print media - copper engraving, stonecut, stencil, lithography and etching. Kananginak was an accomplished stonecut printmaker himself - in the early years he often proofed and editioned his own work. Kananginak and his siblings grew up in different camp areas on south Baffin Island. Their main camp was Ikirisaq where their father, Pootoogook, was the camp leader. Kananginak married Shooyoo from Cape Dorset in the mid-1950's. They lived at Ikirisaq until 1958 when they moved to Cape Dorset because of Pootoogook's failing health. Kananginak has been a prominent community leader. He was instrumental in the formation of the West Baffin Eskimo Co�operative in 1959, and served for several years as president of its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. In 1978, four of Kananginak’s images were included in a limited edition portfolio released by the World Wildlife Commission. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, in both public institutions and commercial galleries. He is also a notable sculptor. In 1997, Kananginak was commissioned by the Governor General of Canada, Romeo Leblanc, to construct an inuksuq in Cape Dorset, which was then dismantled and shipped to Ottawa. Kananginak and his son Johnny were then invited to Ottawa to re-assemble the inuksuq on the grounds of Rideau Hall as part of a tribute to Native people in Canada. Details: - Lithograph - 38 cm x 57 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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