Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
(Exhibition catalog)
2013Wight, Darlene Coward (Editor)
256 pages (color)
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1910 Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada - 1976. Known for: Inuit carving, faces, animals, birds.
Davidialuk Alasua Amittu RCA. Inuit*. Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada. (1910-1976). Davidialuk was a prolific and talented artist. Much of his work contains a narrative element, relaying the stories and... Read full biography
Davidialuk Alasua Amittu RCA. Inuit*. Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada. (1910-1976). Davidialuk was a prolific and talented artist. Much of his work contains a narrative element, relaying the stories and legends of traditional Inuit culture. He was also well known around the community as a great... Read full biography
Davidialuk Alasua Amittu RCA. Inuit*. Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada. (1910-1976). Davidialuk was a prolific and talented artist. Much of his work contains a narrative element, relaying the stories and legends of traditional Inuit culture. He was also well known around the community as a great storyteller. His brother, Syollie Awp once made some tapes of Davidialuk’s stories and would play them in the local print shop to inspire other artists. Davidialuk’s cousin, Joe Talirunili was also a famous... Read full biography
Davidialuk Alasua Amittu RCA. Inuit*. Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada. (1910-1976). Davidialuk was a prolific and talented artist. Much of his work contains a narrative element, relaying the stories and legends of traditional Inuit culture. He was also well known around the community as a great storyteller. His brother, Syollie Awp once made some tapes of Davidialuk’s stories and would play them in the local print shop to inspire other artists. Davidialuk’s cousin, Joe Talirunili was also a famous artist. The two had a close relationship and they both produced many sculptures in the 1950s and graphics in the 1960s. Both men enjoyed long and fruitful careers, and passed away within months of each other in 1976. Davidialuk is the father to... Read full biography
Davidialuk Alasua Amittu RCA. Inuit*. Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada. (1910-1976). Davidialuk was a prolific and talented artist. Much of his work contains a narrative element, relaying the stories and legends of traditional Inuit culture. He was also well known around the community as a great storyteller. His brother, Syollie Awp once made some tapes of Davidialuk’s stories and would play them in the local print shop to inspire other artists. Davidialuk’s cousin, Joe Talirunili was also a famous artist. The two had a close relationship and they both produced many sculptures in the 1950s and graphics in the 1960s. Both men enjoyed long and fruitful careers, and passed away within months of each other in 1976. Davidialuk is the father to Puvirnituq artists Johnny Amituk and Aisa Amittu. His wife, Maina Aqurtu Assappa was a carver. Davidialuk’s brother is Syollie Awp, and h... Read full biography
Davidiluak Alasua Amittu - Artist Info
About Davidiluak Alasua Amittu: Books
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Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
2013In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
1993
(Exhibition catalog)McMaster, Gerald et al538 pagesStories in Stone: Soapstone Sculptures from Northern Quebec and Kenya (Museum of Civilization)
1988Eisemon, Thomas Qwen, Lynn M. Hart and Elkana Onglesa79 pages