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Canadian Inuit Eskimo Block Print by Helen Kalvak

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Canadian Inuit Eskimo Block Print by Helen Kalvak
Canadian Inuit Eskimo Block Print on Material by Helen Kalvak (1901-1984), visual measures 10.5'' x 13.5'', matted, has original Holman Gold Label, FYI: ''Born on Victoria Island in the northwest portion of Canada's Northwest Territories, graphic artist Helen Kalvak lived the traditional migratory life of most early twentieth-century Inuits (Eskimos) for most of her life. Soon after she moved into the settlement of Holman Island in 1960 Kalvak was given the opportunity to draw by Father Henri Tardy, an Oblate missionary who introduced graphic arts to the community. Kalvak made more than 1,800 drawings between 1962 and 1978, of which 154 were made into stencil prints and lithographs issued in the annual Holman Island print editions from 1965 to 1985.''