Agnes Nanogak, Bird Fight
Agnes Nanogak
1925-2001
Inuit
Alternative Name
Agnes Nanogak Goose
Date
1974
Medium Specific
Stonecut
Edition / State
40/50
Classification
Print
Dimensions
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)Framed: 24 x 29 1/2 in. (61 x 74.9 cm)
Accession Number
2016.35.20.324
Credit
Gift of Gloria and Selig Kaplan
Memo / Artist Statement
Nanogak's father encouraged her to draw from an early age, and she was a part of the first generation of artists to provide drawings for Holman's printmaking program, which starting in the 1960s. Her earliest drawings were completed using graphite pencils, however she opted to use colourful felt-tip pens when they became available to her in 1970. Her artwork is described as fluid, bold in colour, and having "nervous energy".[6] Her early works centred on themes of childhood, drum songs, and Inuit life. Many of these drawings were later translated into prints, and by the end of her career she had contributed approximately one hundred forty images to a total of twenty annual print collections. Nanogak contributed to every print collection by the Holman artists' co-operative since 1967.
Nanogak is famous for her contributions as the illustrator of the children's books Tales from the Igloo (1972), and More Tales from the Igloo (1986), which feature Inuit legends translated into English by Father Maurice Metayer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Nanogak
Nanogak is famous for her contributions as the illustrator of the children's books Tales from the Igloo (1972), and More Tales from the Igloo (1986), which feature Inuit legends translated into English by Father Maurice Metayer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Nanogak
Biography
Agnes Nanogak Goose (12 November 1925 – 5 May 2001) was an Inuk artist from Holman (Ulukhaktok), Northwest Territories, Canada. Nanogak was born on Baillie Island, Northwest Territories, in 1925. Her father, Natkutsiak (Billy Banksland) was from Nome, Alaska, and worked as a harpoonist on whaling boats. Nanogak's mother, Topsy Ekiona, came from the Mackenzie Delta region, near Tuktoyaktuk. Ekiona and Natkutsiak married and travelled between Baillie Island and Banks Island, where a trading post afforded them trapping and trading opportunities. Nanogak and her brother, Alec Aliknak Banksland, were born on Baille Island. In 1985 Nanogak received an honorary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Nanogak died in Holman in 2001, and in 2002 the Winnipeg Art Gallery held a solo exhibition of her works. Her work has been featured in dozens of exhibitions across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Her artwork can be found in the collections of at least fifteen institutions across Canada and the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Nanogak
http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=5388
Nanogak died in Holman in 2001, and in 2002 the Winnipeg Art Gallery held a solo exhibition of her works. Her work has been featured in dozens of exhibitions across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Her artwork can be found in the collections of at least fifteen institutions across Canada and the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Nanogak
http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=5388
Date of Bio
Inscription
Eskimo Western Arctic 1973, Bird Fight, Nanogak, 40/50, Holman (embossed)