Kenojuak Ashevak : life and legacy /

Kenojuak Ashevak : life and legacy /

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Imprint:	Portland, Oregon : Pomegranate, [2020]
Description:	pages cm
Language:	English French Inuktitut
Subject:	Kenojuak, -- 1927-2013 -- Themes, motives. Kenojuak, -- 1927-2013. Themes, motives.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12029818

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Other uniform titles:	Ashevak, Silaqi, Boyd, Leslie. Kenojuak Ashevak. Kenojuak, 1927-2013. Works. Selections. Kenojuak Ashevak. Kenojuak Ashevak. French. Kenojuak Ashevak. Inuktitut.
ISBN:	9780764998188 0764998188
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English, French and Inuktitut.
Summary:	"Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013) is widely considered a Canadian national treasure. She was a groundbreaking artist for Kinngait Studios, in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, and ultimately a pioneer of modern Inuit art. Ashevak made her first print as a member of the cooperative studios in 1958, and for decades she continued to transform the plants and animals of the Inuit world into radiant works of art. After establishing her reputation in 1960 with The Enchanted Owl-an image so popular it was reproduced on a Canadian postage stamp-she worked nearly nonstop. She contributed to Cape Dorset's print collection almost every year and completed countless pieces. This book celebrates her life and legacy, presenting a selection of drawings and the prints they were turned into. An essay by Leslie Boyd, author and editor of multiple books on the artists of Cape Dorset, and a foreword by Silaqi Ashevak, Kenojuak's daughter, add context to the work. Both the essay and forward are presented in English, French, and Inuktitut"--

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Summary:	Kenojuak Ashevak was a matriarch of modern Inuit art. Raised on the land in an isolated Arctic community, she went on to break artistic gender barriers, set sales records, and lead her people through profound social change. Today, Kenojuak's legacy is so synonymous with the art community she helped establish that the first and only cultural center in Cape Dorset, Nunavut,bears her name.Kenojuak became known as a bird artist-the bird artist of Cape Dorset-and created complex, rich images with intertwining, overlapping, and flowing forms. She was innovative, with an intuitive sense of composition and an instinct for depicting the interconnectedness of all living things. "Themes of light and darkness are represented by the sun and the moon, the owl and the raven, and, as her work matured, a serene woman's face at the center of it all," writes author Leslie Boyd. Kenojuak lived a life of resilience through personal tragedy, and she created beauty and joy through her prolific art.Kenojuak Ashevak: Life and Legacy is the companion to the traveling exhibition of the same name, presenting dozens of Kenojuak's prints side by side with their original drawings. In English, French, and Inuktitut, a foreword by Kenojuak's daughter Silaqi Ashevak introduces readers to life with her famous mother, and an essay by Boyd provides a full, touching history of this pioneering artist of the Far North.
Physical Description:	pages cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780764998188 0764998188