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Two Prints from Ashoona Pitseolak - "Birds with#1141782

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Two Prints from Ashoona Pitseolak -  Birds with#1141782
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**1**Ashoona Pitseolak (1907-1983), ?Birds with Spirits? print
Pitseolak Ashoona, was an Inuit Canadian artist admired for the unpretentious authenticity in her works. Pitseolak was born on Nottingham Island in the Northwest Territories. She grew up with the traditional life of hunting, gathering and shamans. She was part of one of the last generations of Inuit who grew up with the traditional lifestyles enjoyed by the North American Inuit since before 1000 BC. The Government Administrator and her cousin both inspired her to try her hand at drawing, then copper plates, a technique she did not enjoy.
In the last two decades of her life, she assembled a collection of 7000 images, 233 of which became prints in her Cape Dorset Collection. Her artwork focuses on both daily life and legends, or Taleelayu.
Her portrait was featured on a Canadian stamp in commemoration of International Woman's Day, and in 1977, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, the first level of the highest possible honour for a Canadian civilian. She was also a member of the Royal Academy of the Arts.
This is a classic example of Pitseolak?s work. Simple line work combined with colorful and unique representations of her everyday life and national legends. This beautifully simplistic picture is framed in an appropriately understated black wood frame. This excellent work measures 10.75? x 12.75?.
**2**Pitseolak Ashoona (1907-1983), ?Woman with Birds? print
Pitseolak Ashoona, was an Inuit Canadian artist ...
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<tr><td>Condition:excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:0000</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:10.75</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:12.75</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Two Prints from Ashoona Pitseolak - "Birds with</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Grosse Pointe Park, MI. 48230, USA</td></tr>
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