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1910 Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada - 1991 Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Known for: Inuit figure stone sculpture, carver.
George Tataniq (1910 – 1991). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, George Tataniq was born in the Kazan River area near the south shore of Baker Lake, Keewatin [now Nunavut] where he... Read full biography
George Tataniq (1910 – 1991). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, George Tataniq was born in the Kazan River area near the south shore of Baker Lake, Keewatin [now Nunavut] where he lived a traditional Inuit life of hunting and fishing. After treatment for tuberculosis in the early... Read full biography
George Tataniq (1910 – 1991). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, George Tataniq was born in the Kazan River area near the south shore of Baker Lake, Keewatin [now Nunavut] where he lived a traditional Inuit life of hunting and fishing. After treatment for tuberculosis in the early 1960s, he moved to the town of Baker Lake (aka: Qamani’tuaq), where he took up carving. He lived in Baker Lake for the rest of his life and died there. His works have been exhibited widely and are... Read full biography
George Tataniq (1910 – 1991). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, George Tataniq was born in the Kazan River area near the south shore of Baker Lake, Keewatin [now Nunavut] where he lived a traditional Inuit life of hunting and fishing. After treatment for tuberculosis in the early 1960s, he moved to the town of Baker Lake (aka: Qamani’tuaq), where he took up carving. He lived in Baker Lake for the rest of his life and died there. His works have been exhibited widely and are highly prized by private and public collectors. Dozens of examples of his carvings are in major Canadian museum collections such as the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian Museum of History, the Winnipeg Art Gallery*, and the National Gallery of Canada.... Read full biography
George Tataniq (1910 – 1991). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, George Tataniq was born in the Kazan River area near the south shore of Baker Lake, Keewatin [now Nunavut] where he lived a traditional Inuit life of hunting and fishing. After treatment for tuberculosis in the early 1960s, he moved to the town of Baker Lake (aka: Qamani’tuaq), where he took up carving. He lived in Baker Lake for the rest of his life and died there. His works have been exhibited widely and are highly prized by private and public collectors. Dozens of examples of his carvings are in major Canadian museum collections such as the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canadian Museum of History, the Winnipeg Art Gallery*, and the National Gallery of Canada. (1). His primary medium was stone, frequently accented with antler, bone, ivory or wood. His subjects included figures, Inuit genre (e.g. d... Read full biography
George (Tattener) Tataniq - Artist Info
About George (Tattener) Tataniq: Keywords
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Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Style
- •Inuit Art
Art Subject
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Mother and Child
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Collection
- •Lorne Balshine International Art Collection, Vancouver Airport
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Waddington Galleries, England and Canada
Exhibition of Museum
- •Agnes Etherington Art Centre
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
- •British Museum
- •Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
- •Les Grand Palais, Paris, France
- •Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada