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 (1914)
Nunavut, Canada
Died1971 (aged 5657)
Naujaat, Canada
NationalityInuit
Known forSculpture
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]

References

  1. "Angutitok, Irene Kataq". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.
  2. "Aboriginal art Christmas stamps". Canada Post. November 4, 2002.
  3. "Angutitok, Irene Kataq". McMaster Museum of Art.
  4. "Mary and Child | Postage Stamp | Canada". www.canadianpostagestamps.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  5. "Irene Kataq Angutitok". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. "Touring of Sculpture-Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic | Historica Canada". www.historicacanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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