Innukjuakju Pudlat

Innukjuakju Pudlat (1913–1972), alternatively known as Inukjurakju, Innukjuakjuk, Inujurakju, Innukjuakjuk Pudlat, Inukjurakju Pudlat, Innukyuarakjuke Pudlat, or Innukjuarakjuke Pudlat, was an Inuk artist who worked primarily in the media of drawing and printmaking.[1] During her artistic career she worked with the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative[2] in Cape Dorset, Nunavut.

Innukjuakju Pudlat
Born(1913-03-30)March 30, 1913
Northwest Territories
DiedMarch 30, 1972(1972-03-30) (aged 59)
Cape Dorset, Nunavut
NationalityInuit
Known forPrintmaking, drawing

Artistic career

Pudlat began drawing in the late 1950s alongside her husband Pudlo Pudlat, after an arm injury made it difficult for him to practice his then-preferred artistic medium of carving. The pair were encouraged to do so by Inuit art pioneer James Archibald Houston and Terry Ryan, who later became manager of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative.[3]

Pudlat's works were often made using stonecut printmaking methods, and sometimes seal skin stencil on paper. Her prints focus on playful renderings of animals living in the Cape Dorset area, such as owls, Canada geese, rabbits, and walruses. Her works also depict activities of daily life in Cape Dorset, including hunting, fishing, and singing.

Personal life

Pudlat was widowed from her first marriage. In 1950, she formally married Pudlo Pudlat, a well-known and prolific Inuk graphic artist.[3] Together, the pair had six children, of whom three daughters survived.[4]

In 1957, Innukjuakju and Pudlo moved to Cape Dorset to access healthcare for Pudlo, who had sustained an arm injury from a hunting accident.[3]

Pudlat's artistic career continued until she became ill in 1970.[1] She died in Cape Dorset on March 30, 1972.[5]

Notable collections

References
  1. "Canadian Women Artists History Initiative : Artist Database : Artists : PUDLAT, Innukjuakju". cwahi.concordia.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. "West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  3. Crandall, Richard C.; Crandall, Susan M. (2015-07-25). An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art. McFarland. ISBN 9781476607436.
  4. Lister, Beverley-Ann (1984). Pudlo Pudlat : images of change (Thesis). University of British Columbia.
  5. "Pudlat, Innukjuakju - Innukjuakju Pudlat Innukjuakjuk". belkin.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  6. "Three Canada Geese". www.gallery.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  7. "Collection Online | Museum of Anthropology at UBC". collection-online.moa.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  8. "Eskimo Mother And Children - Pudlat, Innukjuakju". belkin.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  9. "Canadian Museum of History". Retrieved 2019-03-10.
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