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Tuna Iquliq

Tuna Iquliq (1935 - 2015) was active/lived in Nunavut / Canada.  Tuna Iquliq is known for Inuit sculpture and drawing.

Tuna Iquliq (1935 – 2015)

A prominent Canadian Inuit sculptor and draftsman* and the father of a family of artists, Tuna Iquliq (aka: Toona Erkoolik [see footnote for more]; Inuit Disc Number*: E2-167) was born near Baker Lake, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut) and died there. He also lived for about two years (1960 – 1962) in Rankin Inlet. For over 50 years his works have been included in numerous important Inuit art exhibitions  including “Treasures from the Commonwealth” held at the Royal Academy, London, England and “Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic”* held at the British Museum. Examples of his sculptures are in the permanent collections of many major museums including the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of History, and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian. (1)(2)

His primary carving medium was stone (occasionally accessorized with antler, wood or ivory). His drafting mediums included color   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 13091 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  29
Magazine References:  0

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29 Book References for Tuna Iquliq
Year Author Title Pages Color
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
2008 Lumley, Elizabeth Canadian Who's Who, 2008 1441 No
2005 Augur, Emily Elisabeth The Way of Inuit Art: Aesthetics and History In and Beyond the Arctic 295 No
2003 Kardosh, Robert Vision and Form: The Norman Zepp-Judith Varga Collection of Inuit Art (Marion Scott Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
172 Yes
2003 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Biographical Index of Artists in Canada 250 No
2003 Wight, Darlene Coward The Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit Sculpture from the Canadian Arctic
(Exhibition catalog)
128 Yes
2001 Crandall, Richard C. An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art 464 Yes
1999 Giustavision, Susan Joan, et al Northern Rock: Contemporary Inuit Stone Sculpture (McMichael Canadian Art Collection)
(Exhibition catalog)
192 Yes
1999 Swinton, George Sculpture of the Inuit 302 Yes
1996 Lumley, Elizabeth (editor) Canadian Who's Who 1996 Volume XXXI 1338 No
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
1988 Albers Gallery of Inuit Art The Iquliq Family of Baker Lake: Tuna, Camilla, Johnny, Louie 24 No
1987 Wight, Darlene Coward The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
120 No
1987 Zepp, Norman, R.G. Williamson The Williamson Collection of Inuit Sculpture (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1986 Zepp, Norman Pure Vision: The Keewatin Spirit (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
140 Yes
1985 Driscoll, Bernadette Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery) 134 Yes
1984 Lipton, Barbara Arctic Vision: Art of the Canadian Inuit
(Exhibition catalog)
107 Yes
1982 Mac Duff, Alistair; George M. Galpin Lords of the Stone: An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture 151 Yes
1975 Ritchie, Carson I.A. The Eskimo and His Art 80 No
1974 Gray, Philip Howard A Directory of Eskimo Artists in Sculpture and Prints 264 No
1972 Swinton, George Sculpture of the Eskimo 255 Yes
1971 Taylor, William E. Jr., George Swinton and James Houston Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic (British Museum exhibition)
(Exhibition catalog)
493 No
1970 Larmour, W.T. Inunnit (sic): The Art of the Canadian Eskimo 103 No
1967 Swinton, George Eskimo Sculpture (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
60 No
1965 Commonwealth Arts Festival Society, London Treasures from the Commonwealth (Royal Academy of Arts) 120 Yes
1964 (Winnipeg Art Gallery; Federal Dept. of Transport; Dept. of Northern Affairs; Natural Resources Eskimo Carvers of Keewatin, N.W.T. (Exhibition catalog of Winnipeg International Airport, Winnipeg, 1964)
(Exhibition catalog)
46 No
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