Night Owl

Date1967

Maker Pitseolak Ashoona Canadian, ca. 1905-1983

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