Celebrating Inuit Art
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James Houston is a prolific writer, artist and film maker. He is past chairman of both the Eskimo Arts Council and the American Indian Art Center in New York City.

Ann Meekitjuk Hanson is a journalist and broadcaster, and former deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories.

Maria von Finckenstein is the Curator of Contemporary Inuit Art at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. She has published extensively in numerous publications and is a regular contributor to "Inuit Art Quarterly."

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Fine color photos ... The exhibit's particular goal was to communicate what Native artists say about their work.--E.L. Anderson"Choice" (11/01/2000)

If you can have only one book on Inuit sculpture in your library, let it be this one. Not only do the fabulous photographs in it, which present with exquisite clarity of detail carvings of bone and stone from the various art collectives of northern Canada -- more widely known for their prints than their sculptures -- recommend it. So do the absorbing accompanying essays, which include a substantial memoir by non-Inuit anthropologist James Houston, who assisted in the original formation of the art collectives and tirelessly promoted the artists; a significant survey of the works of one of the finest carvers, George Pitseolak, by Ann Meekitjuk Hanson; and a moving chapter by editor von Finckenstein, in which the artists themselves speak of their motivations for creating and continuing to create their world-renowned artwork. In addition, a generous note describing the piece depicted and often its creator accompanies each colorplate. Informative and even scholarly, the book still never for a moment lacks passion for its subject or the rich but threatened culture that is these artworks' seedbed.--Patricia Monaghan"Booklist" (05/15/2000)

The emotion, abstract forms, joy, and animism of these works glow from the pages.--Gay W. Neale"Library Journal" (05/01/2000)

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