Enook Manomie

Enook Manomie (July 24, 1941–December 2, 2006)[1][2] was an Inuk carver.

Early life and education

Manomie, who grew up in Kinngait on Baffin Island,[2][3] started carving while in his teens.[2] His father, Manomie Sako,[4] was a well-known carver, and Manomie learned by watching him.[2][3] His brother Towatogua Sagouk also became an artist.[4]

Career

Manomie worked with soapstone from Baffin Island quarries.[2] He carved using files, small picks and axes, rasps, and sandpaper.[2] Though he was best known for his sculptures, he also created drawings, prints, and jewelry.[3]

Manomie's work is held in several museums worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada,[5] the Penn Museum,[6] the McMaster Museum of Art,[7] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[8] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[3][9] the University of Lethbridge Art Collection,[10][11] and the Smith College Museum of Art.[12]

In September 2011, CTV News reported that an Enook Manomie sculpture and two Robert Baffa photographs were stolen from a Public Safety Canada building, though the date of the theft was unclear.[13]

Personal life

His wife, Suzanne Manomie,[2][14] was from British Columbia and acted as his translator.[2] The couple adopted several Inuit children.[2]

References

  1. ^ "In Loving Memory of Enook Manomie" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Tribune, Janet Cawley, Chicago. "INUIT ART: DESIGNS OF NATURAL ORDER". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b c d Foundation, Inuit Art. "Enook Manomie | Inuit Art Foundation | Artist Database". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  4. ^ a b "Sagouk Towatuga | Aboriginart". Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  5. ^ "Enook Manomie". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  6. ^ "Carving - 2012-25-67 | Collections - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  7. ^ "McMaster Museum of Art". emuseum.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  8. ^ "Exchange: Green Bird". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  9. ^ Zoratti, Jen (2019-08-12). "Aug 2019: Inuit artists recreate landscapes and oral histories in pocket-sized carvings". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  10. ^ "Figures of Sedna and Man – Works – eMuseum". artcollection.uleth.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  11. ^ "Bird – Works – eMuseum". artcollection.uleth.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  12. ^ "Collections Database". museums.fivecolleges.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  13. ^ "Thieves robbing gov't buildings of pricey artwork". CTVNews. 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  14. ^ "Frobisher Bay: Showing the huskies the new sleigh, are Enook and Suzanne Manomie". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2021-01-22.