Isa Paddy Aqiattusuk

Isa Paddy Aqiattusuk (1898–1954) (also known as Akeeaktashuk)[1][2] was an Inuit artist.[3]

Early life

He was born in the Inukjuak area of Quebec.[4]

Art career

His work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[5] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[6] and the Avataq Cultural Institute collection of Inuit art.[7] Many of his sculptures depict hunters.[8][4][9]

Later life

Frederica Knight described him as a "friendly, outgoing man, who was fairly unsuccessful as a hunter and trapper, but whose immense talent as a stone carver was immediately recognized."[9]

He died in the Craig Harbour area of the Northwest Territories, perhaps of a hunting accident, in 1954.[4][9]

References
  1. "Inukjuak Art History". www.communitystories.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  2. "Inuit Art Auction | Tuesday, Nov. 19". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. inuitartzone.com. "Carving Stones". inuitartzone.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  4. "Isa Paddy Aqiattusuk". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  5. "Isa Paddy Aqiattusuk".
  6. "Pêcheur - Akeeaktashuk, Isa Paddy Aqiattusuk | Collections | MNBAQ".
  7. "- Artifacts - Art and ethnography - Collections - Avataq".
  8. "Exchange|Search: artist:"Akeeaktashuk"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  9. "Nunavik Art Alive - Artist Profiles - Akeeaktashuk". art.avataq.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-18.


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