Thomassie Kudluk (1910 – 1989) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit* carver and sculptor, Thomassie Kudluk (disc number* E8-873) was born into a traditional nomadic life on the Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik,... Read full biography
Thomassie Kudluk (1910 – 1989) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit* carver and sculptor, Thomassie Kudluk (disc number* E8-873) was born into a traditional nomadic life on the Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec; and, moved to Kangirsuk (formerly Payne Bay and Bellin); which is on the east coast of the... Read full biography
Thomassie Kudluk (1910 – 1989) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit* carver and sculptor, Thomassie Kudluk (disc number* E8-873) was born into a traditional nomadic life on the Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec; and, moved to Kangirsuk (formerly Payne Bay and Bellin); which is on the east coast of the Ungava Peninsula and the western coast of Ungava Bay; while still a child. He lived the rest of his life in Kangirsuk and died there. Kudluk’s carvings have been featured in many important exhibitions... Read full biography
Thomassie Kudluk (1910 – 1989) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit* carver and sculptor, Thomassie Kudluk (disc number* E8-873) was born into a traditional nomadic life on the Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec; and, moved to Kangirsuk (formerly Payne Bay and Bellin); which is on the east coast of the Ungava Peninsula and the western coast of Ungava Bay; while still a child. He lived the rest of his life in Kangirsuk and died there. Kudluk’s carvings have been featured in many important exhibitions of Inuit art and his works are in the collections of over a dozen major museums such as the Canadian Museum of History, the Quebec Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Canada. (2). Quote: “When he died in 1989, Thomassie Kudluk of... Read full biography
Thomassie Kudluk (1910 – 1989) (1). A prominent Canadian Inuit* carver and sculptor, Thomassie Kudluk (disc number* E8-873) was born into a traditional nomadic life on the Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Quebec; and, moved to Kangirsuk (formerly Payne Bay and Bellin); which is on the east coast of the Ungava Peninsula and the western coast of Ungava Bay; while still a child. He lived the rest of his life in Kangirsuk and died there. Kudluk’s carvings have been featured in many important exhibitions of Inuit art and his works are in the collections of over a dozen major museums such as the Canadian Museum of History, the Quebec Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Canada. (2). Quote: “When he died in 1989, Thomassie Kudluk of Kangirsuk left behind a legacy of small, eccentric works that exist in a category of their own. Described as humorous, sometimes ribald, they are,... Read full biography
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About Thomassie Kudluk: Books
Books & Publications (17)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Creation & Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
2012
Wight, Darlene Coward
256 pages (color)
Inuit Modern: The Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2011
McMaster, Gerald, Editor
271 pages (color)
Sanattiaqsimajut: Inuit Art from the Carleton University Art Gallery Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2009
Hessel, Ingo; Sandra Dyck
232 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)
The Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit Sculpture from the Canadian Arctic (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Wight, Darlene Coward
128 pages (color)
Core inuit (Inuit Gallery of Vancouver)
2002
Zavediuk, Melanie
50 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)
Inuit Art: An Introduction
1998
Hessel, Ingo; Dieter Hessel
198 pages (color)
In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art (Canadian Museum of Civilization) (Exhibition catalog)
1993
McMaster, Gerald et al
538 pages
Sculpture of the Inuit-
1992
Swinton, George
288 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
The First Passionate Collector: The Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art
1991
Wright, Darlene Coward and Sheila Butler
175 pages
Stories in Stone: Soapstone Sculptures from Northern Quebec and Kenya (Museum of Civilization)
1988
Eisemon, Thomas Qwen, Lynn M. Hart and Elkana Onglesa
79 pages
Canadian Inuit Sculpture
1988
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
18 pages
Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)