MASTERS OF INDIGENOUS ART – SCULPTURE

Inukpuk began carving in the early 1950s, after James Houston’s first visit to Inukjuak. His work was part of a collection of Inuit art that was purchased by the TD Bank Financial Group in 1951. Hunter, measuring 49.5 x 36.8 x 21.5 cm, was part of that collection and it possibly represents the first large figure produced by Canadian Inuit at that time. Inukpuk gained attention in 1953, when his work was shown in  “The Coronation Exhibition”, an exhibition held at Gimpel Fils in London, England. In 1978, he was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Artists.