CAPE DORSET PRINT SERIES 1991 collection - print #44/50
Lithograph
76 x 56 cm
1991
Kananginak Pootoogook (1935-2010)
Kananginak had been involved with drawing and printmaking since the late 1950’s when the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op first initiated the graphic arts program at Cape Dorset. Kananginak’s first print, a collaborative image with his father, Pootoogook, was included in the first catalogued collection of Cape Dorset prints in 1959. His work has been included in all but three annual collections since that time.
From the beginning Kananginak had represented Arctic wildlife in his work. He was especially capable at drawing the many species of birds, which frequent the Arctic. In the 2000's he focused on the material culture of the Inuit, producing realistic, narrative drawings of camp and hunting scenes. His work has been produced in several print media – copper engravings, stonecuts, stencils, lithographs and etchings. Kananginak was an accomplished printmaker himself; in the early years he often proofed and editioned his work.
Dorset ID#: 91-07