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Pitseolak Ashoona, (Inuit, Canada, 1904–1983): “Birds Fighting Over Seal"
Pitseolak Ashoona, (Inuit, Canada, 1904–1983): “Birds Fighting Over Seal"
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  • Artist: Pitseolak Ashoona, (Inuit, Kinngait/Cape Dorset, Canada, 1904–1983)
  • Title: “Birds Fighting Over Seal”
  • Date: 1975
  • Medium: Stonecut and Stencil, signed/stamped, signed/stamped, #19/50
  • Dimensions: 15”h x 24”w
  • Description: a highly acclaimed artist based in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU. In the late 1950s Ashoona’s art career started with her sewing and embroidering in an arts and crafts program initiated by the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. Ashoona utilized her years of expertise with textiles to design and make clothing that was sold at the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative. After about two years she began creating and submitting her drawings to the Co-op. As a self-taught artist Ashoona always worked freehand, drawing the out line first then coloring within the image with rapid line movements. This technique of showing prominent lines is a distinct style within her work. Ashoona used materials that were available to her in Kinngait such as graphite, pencil crayons and felt-tip pens while also working with copper engravings and stone lithography. By the 1970s Ashoona gained international recognition accomplishing numerous remarkable achievements. In 1974 she was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Art and in 1977 she received the Order of Canada. Her work is vital to recording cultural knowledge of Inuit women showing their strength and resilience. Ashoona's autobiographical works have made her work significant in dismantling stereotypes of Inuit art. Her legacy as an artist has been passed down to her family members and community members, who have been influenced by her distinct style.

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  • Condition
    Fair condition, with light discoloration to paper, small amounts of diffuse spotting/foxing, and folds on left and right sides of paper (2” in from edges). . Remnants of staining from hinge tape at top edge/corners of paper. Possible trimming of the original overall size (taken from top edge), but should mat/frame well.
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    Pitseolak Ashoona, (Inuit, Canada, 1904–1983): “Birds Fighting Over Seal"

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