Framed art print featuring an image of an owl by Indigenous artist Kananginak Pootoogook. Born in 1935 in Ikerrasak camp, south Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Pootoogook was a sculptor, draftsman and printmaker. He excelled as an engraver and lithographer, particularly of wildlife art, which he had mastered completely while retaining a personal style with definite abstract qualities.
A prominent community leader, he was instrumental in the formation of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative. He was also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy.
- The back of the frame includes a short bio
about the artist as well as a headshot
- Print alone measures approximately
18.5 x 14 cm (7.5 x 5.5 inches)
- Matted and includes a frame that is
34 x 28 cm (13.5 x 11 inches)
- Printed in Canada
