Kiakshuk photographed by Rosemary Gilliat in 1960 in Cape Dorset, Nunavut
Born
1886
Baffin Island, Nunavut
Died
May 3, 1966(1966-05-03) (aged 79–80)
Children
Lukta Qiatsuq
Ishuhungitok Pootoogook
Paunichea
Kiakshuk (1886 – May 3, 1966) was a Canadian Inuit artist who worked both in sculpture and printmaking.[1] Kiakshuk began printmaking in his seventies and, is most commonly praised for creating “real Eskimo pictures” that relate traditional Inuit life and mythology.[2]
^Fulford, Robert (1977). An Introduction to The Arts in Canada. Copp Clark Publishing. pp. 14.
^Hessel, Inigo (1998). Inuit Art: An Introduction. Harry N Abrams. pp. 143.
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