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'''Latcholassie Akesuk''' (1919–2000) was an Inuit sculptor.
| birth_place = [[Aiaktalik Island]], Canada
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| death_place = [[Kinngait|Cape Dorset]], Nunavut, Canada
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'''Latcholassie Akesuk''' (1919–2000) was an [[Inuit|Inuk]] sculptor.


== Early life and family ==
== Early life and family ==
He was born in 1919, on Anatalik Island in the [[Northwest Territories]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Seal {{!}} Agnes Etherington Art Centre|url=https://agnes.queensu.ca/explore/collections/object/seal-4/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=agnes.queensu.ca}}</ref> His father Akesuk Tudlik (1890–1966) was a renowned sculptor,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=Inuit Art|title=Tudlik {{!}} Inuit Art Foundation {{!}} Artist Database|url=https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/lite/iad/artist/Tudlik-|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Inuit Art Foundation|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=An Online Exhibition|url=https://firstarts.ca/exhibitions/11-a-clyde-river-original-an-exhibition-of-sculptures/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=First Arts|language=en}}</ref> as was his brother, Solomonie Tigullaraq.<ref name=":2" /> His granddaughter Saimaiyu Akesuk (born 1988) is also a sculptor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Saimaiyu Akesuk: Composition (Purple Bear)|url=https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/77361/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts}}</ref>
He was born in 1919, on [[Aiaktalik Island]] in the [[Northwest Territories]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Seal {{!}} Agnes Etherington Art Centre|url=https://agnes.queensu.ca/explore/collections/object/seal-4/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=agnes.queensu.ca}}</ref> His father [[Akesuk Tudlik]] (1890–1966) was a renowned sculptor,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=Inuit Art|title=Tudlik {{!}} Inuit Art Foundation {{!}} Artist Database|url=https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/lite/iad/artist/Tudlik-|access-date=2020-12-21|website=Inuit Art Foundation|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=An Online Exhibition|url=https://firstarts.ca/exhibitions/11-a-clyde-river-original-an-exhibition-of-sculptures/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=First Arts|language=en}}</ref> as was his brother, [[Solomonie Tigullaraq]].<ref name=":2" /> His granddaughter [[Saimaiyu Akesuk]] (born 1988) is also a sculptor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Saimaiyu Akesuk: Composition (Purple Bear)|url=https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/works/77361/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
He began carving alongside his father in the early 1950s, and was particularly influenced by his father's owls.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Akesuk Tudlik - Inuit artist - Cape Dorset {{!}} Native Canadian Arts|url=https://nativecanadianarts.com/artist/akesuk-tudlik/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts|language=en-US}}</ref>
He began carving alongside his father in the early 1950s, and was particularly influenced by his father's owls.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Akesuk Tudlik - Inuit artist - Cape Dorset {{!}} Native Canadian Arts|url=https://nativecanadianarts.com/artist/akesuk-tudlik/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts|language=en-US}}</ref>


He carved using the green stone common around Cape Dorset.<ref name=":0" /> His work is held in a variety of museums, including the [[National Gallery of Canada]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Latcholassie Akesuk|url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/latcholassie-akesuk|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.gallery.ca|language=en}}</ref> the [[Museum of Inuit Art]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bone Up On Inuit Art {{!}} where.ca|url=https://where.ca/ontario/toronto/bone-up-on-inuit-art/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=where.ca}}</ref> the [[University of Lethbridge]] Art Collection,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Works – Latcholassie Akesuk – People – eMuseum|url=http://artcollection.uleth.ca/people/950/latcholassie-akesuk;jsessionid=8F034A4C48F19021B01F69D6A706134D/objects|access-date=2020-12-21|website=artcollection.uleth.ca}}</ref> and the [[University of Michigan Museum of Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exchange{{!}}Search: artist:"Latcholassie Akesuk"|url=https://exchange.umma.umich.edu/quick_search/query?utf8=true&q=artist:%22Latcholassie%20Akesuk%22|access-date=2020-12-21|website=exchange.umma.umich.edu}}</ref>
He carved using the green stone common on [[Dorset Island]] around [[Kinngait]].<ref name=":0" /> His work is held in a variety of museums, including the [[National Gallery of Canada]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Latcholassie Akesuk|url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/latcholassie-akesuk|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.gallery.ca|language=en}}</ref> the [[Museum of Inuit Art]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bone Up On Inuit Art {{!}} where.ca|url=https://where.ca/ontario/toronto/bone-up-on-inuit-art/|access-date=2020-12-21|website=where.ca}}</ref> the [[University of Lethbridge]] Art Collection,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Works – Latcholassie Akesuk – People – eMuseum|url=http://artcollection.uleth.ca/people/950/latcholassie-akesuk;jsessionid=8F034A4C48F19021B01F69D6A706134D/objects|access-date=2020-12-21|website=artcollection.uleth.ca}}</ref> and the [[University of Michigan Museum of Art]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exchange{{!}}Search: artist:"Latcholassie Akesuk"|url=https://exchange.umma.umich.edu/quick_search/query?utf8=true&q=artist:%22Latcholassie%20Akesuk%22|access-date=2020-12-21|website=exchange.umma.umich.edu}}</ref>


== Later life ==
== Later life ==
He died in 2000, in Cape Dorset.<ref name=":3" />
He died in 2000, in [[Kinngait|Cape Dorset]], now Kinngait.<ref name=":3" />


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 3 July 2024

Latcholassie Akesuk
Born1919
Aiaktalik Island, Canada
Died2000(2000-00-00) (aged 80–81)
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada
OccupationInuk sculptor

Latcholassie Akesuk (1919–2000) was an Inuk sculptor.

Early life and family

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He was born in 1919, on Aiaktalik Island in the Northwest Territories.[1] His father Akesuk Tudlik (1890–1966) was a renowned sculptor,[1][2][3] as was his brother, Solomonie Tigullaraq.[3] His granddaughter Saimaiyu Akesuk (born 1988) is also a sculptor.[4]

Career

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He began carving alongside his father in the early 1950s, and was particularly influenced by his father's owls.[2][5]

He carved using the green stone common on Dorset Island around Kinngait.[1] His work is held in a variety of museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,[6] the Museum of Inuit Art,[7] the University of Lethbridge Art Collection,[8] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[9]

Later life

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He died in 2000, in Cape Dorset, now Kinngait.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Seal | Agnes Etherington Art Centre". agnes.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ^ a b Foundation, Inuit Art. "Tudlik | Inuit Art Foundation | Artist Database". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. ^ a b "An Online Exhibition". First Arts. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. ^ "Saimaiyu Akesuk: Composition (Purple Bear)". The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
  5. ^ "Akesuk Tudlik - Inuit artist - Cape Dorset | Native Canadian Arts". DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  6. ^ a b "Latcholassie Akesuk". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  7. ^ "Bone Up On Inuit Art | where.ca". where.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  8. ^ "Works – Latcholassie Akesuk – People – eMuseum". artcollection.uleth.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  9. ^ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Latcholassie Akesuk"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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