Cape Dorset sculpture
By: by Derek Norton and Nigel Reading ; introduction by Terry Ryan ; photographs by Kenji Nagai.
Contributors: Reading, Nigel.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Inuit sculpture -- Nunavut -- Cape Dorset; Stone carving -- Nunavut -- Cape Dorset; Inuit artists -- Nunavut -- Cape Dorset; Inuit -- Nunavut -- Cape Dorset -- Social life and customs; Cape Dorset (Nunavut) -- Social life and customs
Description: "This book showcases a collection of 71 outstanding works of contemporary Inuit stone sculpture, a few related graphic works and some classic older carvings. All the artists are from the community of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, in the Arctic, the community that has had the single greatest impact on the worldwide recognition of Inuit art." "Featured in this book are new sculptures by 44 leading artists, many of whom were instrumental in shaping the look and direction of Inuit art. The artists contribute stories and personal insights about their sculptures."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction: looking back at Cape Dorset by Terry Ryan; title: The art and artists of Cape Dorset by Derek Norton and Nigel Reading; title: Inside the igloo: life within the community and the home; title: Outside the igloo: artic wildlife and life on the land; title: Beyond the igloo: shamans and spirits.