Irene Kataq Angutitok facts for kids
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Irene Kataq Angutitok
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| Born |
Irene Kataq
1914 Nunavut, Canada
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| Died | 1971 (aged 56–57) Naujaat, Canada
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| Nationality | Inuit |
| Known for | Sculptor |
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Athanasie Angutitaq
(m. 1929) |
Irene Kataq Angutitok (born in 1914, died in 1971) was a talented Inuit artist. She was famous for making sculptures. Sometimes, her name is also written as Katak Angutitaq.
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About Irene Angutitok
Irene Kataq was born in a place called Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, in Canada. In 1929, she married Athanasie Angutitaq. They made their home in Naujaat, another town in Canada.
Her Art and Materials
Irene used special materials for her art. She carved sculptures from soapstone, ivory, and whalebone. Some of her artworks showed scenes from the Bible. A priest named Father Bernie Franzen encouraged her to create these pieces. She also made many sculptures of women.
Irene Angutitok passed away in Naujaat in 1971.
Honoring Her Work
In 2002, Canada Post honored Irene's art. They created a special Christmas stamp based on her sculpture called Mary and Child. This shows how important her art was.
Her sculptures are kept in many famous art collections. These include the National Gallery of Canada, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Exhibitions Featuring Her Art
Irene Angutitok's sculptures have been shown in many art exhibitions. These shows help people learn about her amazing work.
- Spoken in Stone: an exhibition of Inuit Art (at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
- The Bessie Busman Collection (at the Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Repulse Bay (at the Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art (at the Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic (organized by the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council and the Vancouver Art Gallery)
- The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art (at the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina)
- The Abbott Collection of Inuit Art (at the Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Eskimo Sculpture (presented by the Winnipeg Art Gallery at the Manitoba Legislative Building)
- Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (at the Winnipeg Art Gallery)
- Images of the Far North (at the Studio Art Gallery, State University of New York)
