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1923 Igloolik, Nunavut - 2007 Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Nunavut. Known for: Inuit carving-animals and figures, painting, printmaking, drawing.
Henry Evaluardjuk (1923 - 2007) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) carver, painter, printmaker and draftsman, Henry Evaluardjuk was born in Igloolik, Nunavut and died in Iqaluit (aka: Frobisher... Read full biography
Henry Evaluardjuk (1923 - 2007) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) carver, painter, printmaker and draftsman, Henry Evaluardjuk was born in Igloolik, Nunavut and died in Iqaluit (aka: Frobisher Bay), Nunavut. His works have been exhibited at the United Nations and the National Gallery of... Read full biography
Henry Evaluardjuk (1923 - 2007) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) carver, painter, printmaker and draftsman, Henry Evaluardjuk was born in Igloolik, Nunavut and died in Iqaluit (aka: Frobisher Bay), Nunavut. His works have been exhibited at the United Nations and the National Gallery of Canada; they are also in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada and several other major Canadian museums. (2). His mediums included stone, whale bone, tusk, ivory, bone, stonecut*,... Read full biography
Henry Evaluardjuk (1923 - 2007) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) carver, painter, printmaker and draftsman, Henry Evaluardjuk was born in Igloolik, Nunavut and died in Iqaluit (aka: Frobisher Bay), Nunavut. His works have been exhibited at the United Nations and the National Gallery of Canada; they are also in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada and several other major Canadian museums. (2). His mediums included stone, whale bone, tusk, ivory, bone, stonecut*, linocut*, pencil and oil painting. His subjects were portraits, heads, animals (especially bears) and Inuit genre - mother and child, hunting, fishing, etc. His styles could be described as Realism*, Primitive Art* and Inuit Art. The AskART images are... Read full biography
Henry Evaluardjuk (1923 - 2007) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) carver, painter, printmaker and draftsman, Henry Evaluardjuk was born in Igloolik, Nunavut and died in Iqaluit (aka: Frobisher Bay), Nunavut. His works have been exhibited at the United Nations and the National Gallery of Canada; they are also in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada and several other major Canadian museums. (2). His mediums included stone, whale bone, tusk, ivory, bone, stonecut*, linocut*, pencil and oil painting. His subjects were portraits, heads, animals (especially bears) and Inuit genre - mother and child, hunting, fishing, etc. His styles could be described as Realism*, Primitive Art* and Inuit Art. The AskART images are excellent illustrations of his work. Like most Inuit artists, Evaluardjuk was self taught. Perhaps, his only outside influences woul... Read full biography
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Disc Number E5846, Henry Eevalookjuk, Henry Evaloardjuk, Henry Evaluakjuak, Henry Evaluarjuk, Henry Evalurarjuk, Henry Ivaluardjuk, Henry Kyakjuk
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Henry Evaluardjuk (1923 - 2007) (1)
A prominent Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) carver, painter, printmaker and draftsman, Henry Evaluardjuk was born in Igloolik, Nunavut and died in Iqaluit (aka: Frobisher Bay), Nunavut. His works have been exhibited at the United Nations and the National Gallery of Canada; they are also in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada and several other major Canadian museums. (2)
His mediums included stone, whale bone, tusk, ivory, bone, stonecut*, linocut*, pencil and oil painting. His subjects were portraits, heads, animals (especially bears) and Inuit genre - mother and child, hunting, fishing, etc. His styles could be described as Realism*, Primitive Art* and Inuit Art. The AskART ...But wait, there's more...
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