Davidee Itulu

Davidee Itulu (June 4, 1929–April 15, 2006) was an Inuit artist.[1] Itulu was born in Tujjaat, near Cape Dorset, Nunavut.[2] He moved to Kimmirut in the 1950s.[2]

Itulu is known for his scrimshaw carvings, a technique he learned from James Houston.[2] His work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, National Gallery of Canada,[1] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[3] the Canadian Museum of History,[4] the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge,[5] the Winnipeg Art Gallery[6] and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[7]

Itulu died of cancer at age 76, in 2006.[8] He left behind a wife, Eva, and several children (daughters Elisapee, Lucy, Lau St. Laurent, Lallie, and Leesee, and sons Kulula, Charlie, Jimmie, Terry, Tommy, and Mark).[8]

References
  1. "Davidee Itulu". www.gallery.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  2. News, Nunatsiaq (15 February 2003). "The lovely bones". Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. "Exchange|Search: artist:"Davidee Itulu"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. "Civilization.ca - Iqqaipaa - Engraved Narwhal Tusk". www.historymuseum.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  5. "Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge » Museum catalogue". www.spri.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. "Current - Winnipeg Art Gallery". www.wag.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  7. "Scrimshaw with soapstone base, Davidee Itulu ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  8. "Artist's work lives on". archive.nnsl.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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