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."
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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