Irene Kataq Angutitok
Irene Kataq Angutitok (1914 – 1971) was an Inuit sculptor. Her name also appears as Katak Angutitaq.[1]
Irene Kataq Angutitok | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irene Kataq 1914 Nunavut, Canada |
| Died | 1971 (aged 56–57) Naujaat, Canada |
| Nationality | Inuit |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Spouse(s) | Athanasie Angutitaq (m. after 1929) |
Background
She was born Irene Kataq in Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. She married Athanasie Angutitaq in 1929; the couple lived in Naujaat.[2] Angutitok used soapstone, ivory and whalebone in her art. Some of her sculptures portray scenes from the Bible; she was encouraged by Father Bernie Franzen. She also created sculptures of female figures.[1]
She died in Naujaat in 1971.[3]
In 2002, Canada Post created a Christmas stamp based on her sculpture Mary and Child.[2][4]
Her works are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.[1]
List of Exhibitions[5]
- Spoken in Stone: an exhibition of Inuit Art (Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
- The Bessie Busman Collection (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Repulse Bay (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic (Canadian Eskimo Arts Council and Vancouver Art Gallery)[6]
- The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina)
- The Abbott Collection of Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Eskimo Sculpture (Winnipeg Art Gallery presented at the Manitoba Legislative Building)
- Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Images of the Far North (Studio Art Gallery, State University of New York)
References
- "Angutitok, Irene Kataq". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.
- "Aboriginal art Christmas stamps". Canada Post. November 4, 2002.
- "Angutitok, Irene Kataq". McMaster Museum of Art.
- "Mary and Child | Postage Stamp | Canada". www.canadianpostagestamps.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- "Irene Kataq Angutitok". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- "Touring of Sculpture-Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic | Historica Canada". www.historicacanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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