Akesuk Tudlik
Akesuk Tudlik | |
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Born | 1890 |
Died | 1966 | (aged 75–76)
Akesuk Tudlik, commonly known simply as Tudlik (1890–1966),[1] was an Inuit printmaker and carver from Cape Dorset, Canada.[2] He is best known for his stylized carvings of animals, particularly birds with round eyes.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born in 1890 near Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada.[1]
Career
[edit]Tudlik and his family moved to the Kinngait area in 1951, and he began selling his carvings to James Houston.[1] He began printmaking around the same time, and was involved in the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative.[3][4][5] His work often depicted bears and owls, as well as hunters pursuing prey.[4][6]
His work is held at several museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art,[3][1] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[1] the Art Gallery of Ontario,[1] the National Gallery of Canada,[1][7] the National Museum of the American Indian,[8] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[9][10] the Scott Polar Research Institute,[11] the Museum of Anthropology at UBC,[12] the McMichael Canadian Art Collection,[13] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[6] and the Dennos Museum Center.[1]
Later life
[edit]His sons Solomonie Tigullaraq and Latcholassie Akesuk became artists as well.[14][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tudlik". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Seal". agnes.queensu.ca. Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Akesuk Tudlik. Excited Man Forgets His Weapon. 1959 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Akesuk Tudlik - Inuit artist - Cape Dorset | Native Canadian Arts". DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ Martin, Lucy (October 5, 2014). "Who knew? Japanese influence in Inuit print art". All In. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Bird Dream Forewarning Blizzards". www.mbam.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Bird Dream Forewarning Blizzard". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Man Killing Seal | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Exchange: Family". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Exchange: Stylized Bear". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Owl* | Art UK". www.artuk.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Collection Online | Museum of Anthropology at UBC". collection-online.moa.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Division of Meat". collections.mcmichael.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "An Online Exhibition". First Arts. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- People from Kimmirut
- 1890 births
- 1966 deaths
- Inuit printmakers
- Inuit sculptors
- 20th-century Canadian sculptors
- 20th-century Canadian printmakers
- Inuit from Nunavut
- People from Kinngait
- Canadian male sculptors
- 20th-century Canadian male artists
- Indigenous peoples of North America biography stubs
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