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Thomassie Kudluk

Thomassie Kudluk (1910 - 1989) was active/lived in Nunavut / Canada.  Thomassie Kudluk is known for Inuit sculpture, carving.

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Thomassie Kudluk (1910 – 1989) (1)

A prominent Canadian Inuit* carver and sculptor, Thomassie Kudluk (disc number* E8-873) was born into a traditional nomadic life on the Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec; and, moved to Kangirsuk (formerly Payne Bay and Bellin); which is on the east coast of the Ungava Peninsula and the western coast of Ungava Bay; while still a child. He lived the rest of his life in Kangirsuk and died there. Kudluk’s carvings have been featured in many important exhibitions of Inuit art and his works are in the collections of over a dozen major museums such as the Canadian Museum of History, the Quebec Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Canada. (2)

Quote: “When he died in 1989, Thomassie Kudluk of Kangirsuk left behind a legacy of small, eccentric works that exist in a category of their own. Described as humorous, sometimes ribald, they are, in fact, testament to a man engaged in a serious commentary on Inuit life in the mid-20th century.   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 11041 characters.]  Artist bio

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17 Book References for Thomassie Kudluk
Year Author Title Pages Color
2012 Wight, Darlene Coward Creation & Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art 256 Yes
2011 McMaster, Gerald, Editor Inuit Modern: The Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
271 Yes
2009 Hessel, Ingo; Sandra Dyck Sanattiaqsimajut: Inuit Art from the Carleton University Art Gallery Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
232 Yes
2006 Hessel, Ingo Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum (Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona)
(Exhibition catalog)
240 Yes
2003 Wight, Darlene Coward The Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit Sculpture from the Canadian Arctic
(Exhibition catalog)
128 Yes
2002 Zavediuk, Melanie Core inuit (Inuit Gallery of Vancouver) 50 Yes
2001 Crandall, Richard C. An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art 464 Yes
1999 Swinton, George Sculpture of the Inuit 302 Yes
1998 Hessel, Ingo; Dieter Hessel Inuit Art: An Introduction 198 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
1992 Swinton, George Sculpture of the Inuit- 288 No
1991 Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981 1557 Yes
1991 Wright, Darlene Coward and Sheila Butler The First Passionate Collector: The Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art 175 No
1988 Eisemon, Thomas Qwen, Lynn M. Hart and Elkana Onglesa Stories in Stone: Soapstone Sculptures from Northern Quebec and Kenya (Museum of Civilization) 79 No
1988 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Canadian Inuit Sculpture 18 No
1985 Driscoll, Bernadette Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery) 134 Yes
1972 Swinton, George Sculpture of the Eskimo 255 Yes
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