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1930 Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Quebec, Canada - 1984 Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Quebec, Canada. Known for: Inuit soapstone figure, animal and genre carving, primitive style.
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Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (1930 - 1984). A sculptor and a member of a prominent family of Inuit artists, Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (aka: E9879) was born in or near Inukjuak (aka: Port Harrison or Inoucdjouac),... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (1930 - 1984). A sculptor and a member of a prominent family of Inuit artists, Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (aka: E9879) was born in or near Inukjuak (aka: Port Harrison or Inoucdjouac), Quebec, where he appears to have lived his life and died. Examples of his carvings are in the... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (1930 - 1984). A sculptor and a member of a prominent family of Inuit artists, Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (aka: E9879) was born in or near Inukjuak (aka: Port Harrison or Inoucdjouac), Quebec, where he appears to have lived his life and died. Examples of his carvings are in the collections of the Musee de la Civilisation (Quebec City) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). Like most Inuit artists of his era, he was self-taught, although it is likely he was influenced by his... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (1930 - 1984). A sculptor and a member of a prominent family of Inuit artists, Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (aka: E9879) was born in or near Inukjuak (aka: Port Harrison or Inoucdjouac), Quebec, where he appears to have lived his life and died. Examples of his carvings are in the collections of the Musee de la Civilisation (Quebec City) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). Like most Inuit artists of his era, he was self-taught, although it is likely he was influenced by his father Johnny Inukpuk (see AskART) and by James Houston (see AskART). Inukpuk's medium was soapstone carving. His subjects included mother and child, figures, animals, and Inuit genre* (e.g. nomadic life, family activities, hunting, fishing, etc.). His... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (1930 - 1984). A sculptor and a member of a prominent family of Inuit artists, Johnny Inukpuk Jr. (aka: E9879) was born in or near Inukjuak (aka: Port Harrison or Inoucdjouac), Quebec, where he appears to have lived his life and died. Examples of his carvings are in the collections of the Musee de la Civilisation (Quebec City) and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). Like most Inuit artists of his era, he was self-taught, although it is likely he was influenced by his father Johnny Inukpuk (see AskART) and by James Houston (see AskART). Inukpuk's medium was soapstone carving. His subjects included mother and child, figures, animals, and Inuit genre* (e.g. nomadic life, family activities, hunting, fishing, etc.). His style is described as Primitive Art* or Inuit Art*. AskART images have some good illustrations of his work. (1)(2)(3).... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk Jr - Artist Info
About Johnny Inukpuk Jr: Keywords
Keywords (10)
Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
Art Media
- •Soapstone
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Mother and Child
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
