The Great Hunter
Jessie Oonark, Inuit / Canadian, 1906 - 1985, Canadian Inuit, Central Arctic, Arctic
1975
Silkscreen on paper
15/22
Image: 24 1/2 × 33 in. (62.2 × 83.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
2011.64.30
Printer
William Ukpatiku
Publisher
Sanavik Cooperative, Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq)
Geography/Culture
North America, Canada
Period
20th century
Object Name
Classification
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Drawing
On view
Inscription
Inscribed, lower right to left: The Great Hunter Oonark, Ukpatiku 15/22; stamped, in yellow ink: Baker Lake chop; signed, in Inuktitut syllabics
Course History
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020
Exhibition History
Tradition and Transformation: Twentieth Century Inuit Art from the Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Gene Y. Kin Class of 1985 Gallery, Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 22, 2014-December 6, 2015.
Inuit Art | Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Legacy for Learning: The Jane and Raphael Bernstein Collection, Class of 1967 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 4, 2021-February 6, 2022.
Publication History
John R. Stomberg, A Legacy for Learning: The Jane and Raphael Bernstein collection; Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Hood Museum of Art, 2021, Plate 33, p.58, listed p.100.
Published References
Sanavik Cooperative, Baker Lake, 1975 Prints, Baker Lake, Northwest Territories: Sanavik Cooperative, 1975, catalogue no. 7
Provenance
Canadiana Gifts Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta; sold to Jane and Raphael Bernstein, Ridgewood, New Jersey, September 10, 1975; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2013.
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