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Pauta Saila

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Pauta Saila (1916 - 2009) was active/lived in Northwest Territories, Ontario / Canada.  Pauta Saila is known for Inuit sculpture.

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 Pauta Saila RCA (1916 – 2009) (1)

“Pauta’s mastery of his chosen material combined effortlessly with his sensitivity to these animals to create some of the most vital and compelling works of the last fifty years.” (2)

An important Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, draftsman and printmaker, Pauta Saila (aka: Pauta, aka: disc number* E7990) was born in Kilaparutua (Baffin Island), Northwest Territories, settled in Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) in  the early 1960s, and died in Ottawa, Ontario.  His trademark dancing bears are iconic works of Inuit art; a “Pauta bear” is considered a prized addition to any collection of Inuit art.  His work is discussed in most of the comprehensive books about Inuit art and he is the subject of articles in every edition of the Canadian Encyclopedia since the 1980s.  His works are in numerous museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ot   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 21688 characters.]  Artist bio

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8 Book References for Pauta Saila
Year Author Title Pages Color
2013 Editor, Art Gallery of Ontario AGO: Highlights from the Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario 357 Yes
2012 Lutz, Maija M. Hunters, Carvers & Collectors: The Chauncey C. Nash Collection of Inuit Art (The Peabody Museum)
(Exhibition catalog)		 148 Yes
2006 Wight, Darlene Coward Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955 (Winnipeg Art Gallery) 192 Yes
2002 Brousseau, Raymond, et al Inuit: When Words Take Shape (Exhibition of Natural HIstory Museum of Lyon, 2003-2008)
(Exhibition catalog)		 144 Yes
1993 McMaster, Gerald et al In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
(Exhibition catalog)		 538 No
1984 Lipton, Barbara Arctic Vision: Art of the Canadian Inuit
(Exhibition catalog)		 107 Yes
1979 Houston, James et al Cape Dorset (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)		 113 No
1963 Canadian Eskimo Art Committee Eskimo Graphic Art 38 No
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