Comedy
Samson Kayuryuk, Inuit / Canadian, 1927 - 1983
Canadian Inuit
Central Arctic
Arctic
1972
Stonecut and stencil with colored inks on paper
3/45
Overall: 18 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (47 × 62.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
2011.64.23
Printer
William Kanak
Publisher
Sanavik Cooperative, Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq)
Geography
Place Made: Qamanittuaq (Baker Lake), Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, lower left to right, in graphite: Comedy 5/45 1972 Kayuryuk, Kanak; stamped, in yellow ink: Baker Lake chop; signature, in Inuktitut syllabics
Course History
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020
Published References
Baker Lake 1973 Prints, Baker Lake, Northwest Territories: Sanavik Cooperative, 1973, catalogue no. 30.
Provenance
Canadian Guild of Crafts, Montreal, Quebec Canada; sold to Jane and Raphael Bernstein, Ridgewood, New Jersey, September 1, 1973; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2013.
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