Owl and Bears

Owl and Bears

1976
Artist
Kenojuak Ashevak, Inuit, Canadian, 1927-January 8, 2013
Born: Baffin Island
Work Locations: Cape Dorset
Culture
Inuit
Locale
Cape Dorset
Object
engraving, print
Medium
ink on paper
Accession Number
2006.119
Credit Line
Gift of Henry G. Shearouse

© Estate of Kenojuak Ashevak

Dimensions
height: 14 in, 35.5600 cm; width: 16 in, 40.6400 cm
Edition
48/50
Inscription
In pencil at bottom: "Owl and Bears Engraving 48/50 Dorset 1976 Kenojuak [syllabics]"; At bottom right embotssed stamp with syllabics. Verso bottom left corner in pencil: "6876"
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Inuit graphic art has deep roots in the decoration of bone and ivory figures with both abstract and realistic engraving. In the 1950s artists embraced the opportunity to expand in new directions with government-sponsored formal art training. Today, artists’ cooperatives thrive across the Canadian Arctic, each producing exciting and imaginative images in drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Legendary Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak transfered images of whimsical birds from her imagination onto paper. Ever changing in shape, pose, and color, these fanciful birds are a hallmark of her art.

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