The drawings and recollections of Inuit artist Pitseolak, from the book of the same title written by Dorothy Eber. Now in her seventies, Pitseolak is one of the most famous of the graphic artists of the Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) artists’ colony and cooperative. Her coloured pencil and felt-pen drawings vividly illustrate her memories of past life in the Arctic, and of the birds, animals and spirits that figured so large in the daily life of the Inuit.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008382
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Eskimos
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Graphic arts
Crafts & Visual Arts → Women artists
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)