Abraham POV (1927 – 1994). A prominent Inuit* sculptor, Abraham POV [pronounced P.O.V.] was born in a camp about 50 miles south of Povungnituk [now: Puvirnituq], Quebec, the town from which his... Read full biography
Abraham POV (1927 – 1994). A prominent Inuit* sculptor, Abraham POV [pronounced P.O.V.] was born in a camp about 50 miles south of Povungnituk [now: Puvirnituq], Quebec, the town from which his surname is derived. He lived most of his life in Inukjuak, Quebec (about 100 miles south of Povungnituk)... Read full biography
Abraham POV (1927 – 1994). A prominent Inuit* sculptor, Abraham POV [pronounced P.O.V.] was born in a camp about 50 miles south of Povungnituk [now: Puvirnituq], Quebec, the town from which his surname is derived. He lived most of his life in Inukjuak, Quebec (about 100 miles south of Povungnituk) and died there. His carvings have been featured in many exhibitions including the landmark “Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic*” (1971) and his works are in numerous museum... Read full biography
Abraham POV (1927 – 1994). A prominent Inuit* sculptor, Abraham POV [pronounced P.O.V.] was born in a camp about 50 miles south of Povungnituk [now: Puvirnituq], Quebec, the town from which his surname is derived. He lived most of his life in Inukjuak, Quebec (about 100 miles south of Povungnituk) and died there. His carvings have been featured in many exhibitions including the landmark “Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic*” (1971) and his works are in numerous museum collections including the Canadian Museum of History, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Canada. His primary medium was stone (occasionally accessorized with ivory, leather or string). His subjects included heads, mother &... Read full biography
Abraham POV (1927 – 1994). A prominent Inuit* sculptor, Abraham POV [pronounced P.O.V.] was born in a camp about 50 miles south of Povungnituk [now: Puvirnituq], Quebec, the town from which his surname is derived. He lived most of his life in Inukjuak, Quebec (about 100 miles south of Povungnituk) and died there. His carvings have been featured in many exhibitions including the landmark “Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic*” (1971) and his works are in numerous museum collections including the Canadian Museum of History, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Canada. His primary medium was stone (occasionally accessorized with ivory, leather or string). His subjects included heads, mother & child, women, figures, animals, allegory*, mythology, and Inuit genre (e.g. hunting, fishing and igloo building). His style was Inuit Art*... Read full biography
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About Abraham Pov: Books
Books & Publications (18)
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Sanattiaqsimajut: Inuit Art from the Carleton University Art Gallery Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2009
Hessel, Ingo; Sandra Dyck
232 pages (color)
The Sea Woman: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic
2008
Laugdrand, Frederic and Jarich Oosten
152 pages (color)
Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum (Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona) (Exhibition catalog)
2006
Hessel, Ingo
240 pages (color)
Early Masters: Inuit Sculpture 1949-1955 (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
2006
Wight, Darlene Coward
192 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit Sculpture from the Canadian Arctic (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Wight, Darlene Coward
128 pages (color)
An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art
2001
Crandall, Richard C.
464 pages (color)
Sculpture of the Inuit
1999
Swinton, George
302 pages (color)
The First Passionate Collector: The Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art (Exhibition catalog)