Tikitu Qinnuayuak, Woman Who Went to the Moon
Tikitu Qinnuayuak
1908-1992
Inuit/Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
Alternative Name
Tikitu Quinnauyuaq, Tikitu Qinnauyuaq
Date
1990
Medium Specific
Stonecut and Stencil, Arches black
Edition / State
20/50
Printer
Kavavau Munamee
Classification
Print
Dimensions
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Accession Number
2021.35.20.39
Credit
Gift of Gloria and Selig Kaplan
Memo / Artist Statement
Cape Dorset print #28.
Biography
Tikitu Qinnuaykuak was born Jan 2, 1908 at Akbalik camp, Cape Dorset and died Jan 1992. He was an accomplished artist who worked in sculpture, drawings, and printmaking. His wife Lucy (1915-1982) was also a renowned graphic artist. He was the brother of three other Cape Dorset graphic artists: Sheelaky (1902-1985), Niviaksiak (1908-1959), and Angotigolu Teevee (1910-1967). His work was first exhibited in 1951 at the National Gallery of Canada, and has since been regularly exhibited nationally and internationally in the USA and France. His work is held in numerous collections across Canada and the USA.
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Date of Bio
Inscription
Woman who went to the moon, Stonecut & Stencil, 20/50, Dorset 1990, Tikitu