Night Owl
Date1967
Label TextOne of Cape Dorset’s most renowned female printmakers, Pitseolak’s work is reflective, depicting the traditional Inuit ways of life. Born into a seminomadic way of life, she spent her early years throughout southern Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island) before settling in Cape Dorset. She developed a comprehensive knowledge of the landscape of these areas, which informed her later works such as Night Owl.
Object number2003.143
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Indigenous Matrix: Northwest Women Printmakers, June 15 - Dec. 11, 2022.Credit LineGift of the John Henry Hauberg Family
Dimensions8 3/4 x 11 3/8in. (22.2 x 28.9cm)
MediumStonecut print
Object number: 2003.130
Object number: 2003.144
Object number: 2009.5.39
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