1906 - 1985
Canadian
People of the Inland
stonecut on paper
titled, editioned 27/50, dated 1961, inscribed "Cape Dorset N.W.T." and "Una" and stamped with the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative seal
14 x 6 5/8 in, 35.6 x 16.8 cm
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000 CAD
Sold for: $1,250
Preview at: Heffel Calgary - 220 Manning Road NE, Unit 1080
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Calgary
In the early 1960's, before Baker Lake had an artist program, Oonark was living at Kazan River with her family - just south of the settlement of Baker Lake. Her drawings were brought to Cape Dorset through the efforts of a Mrs. Sam Dodd, whose husband was the Baker Lake area administrator. Her drawings were turned into prints there and issued as part of the 1960 and 1961 Cape Dorset Prints Collections. At this time, she went by the name "Una", which was given to her by her paternal grandfather.
Print Maker: Eliyah Pootoogook (b. 1943)
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