Latcholassie Akesuk

Latcholassie Akesuk
Born	1919 Aiaktalik Island, Canada
Died	2000(2000-00-00) (aged 80–81) Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada
Occupation	Inuk sculptor

Latcholassie Akesuk (1919–2000) was an Inuk sculptor.

Early life and family

He was born in 1919, on Aiaktalik Island in the Northwest Territories.[1] His father Akesuk Tudlik (1890–1966) was a renowned sculptor,[1][2][3] as was his brother, Solomonie Tigullaraq.[3] His granddaughter Saimaiyu Akesuk (born 1988) is also a sculptor.[4]

Career

He began carving alongside his father in the early 1950s, and was particularly influenced by his father's owls.[2][5]

He carved using the green stone common on Dorset Island around Kinngait.[1] His work is held in a variety of museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,[6] the Museum of Inuit Art,[7] the University of Lethbridge Art Collection,[8] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[9]

Later life

He died in 2000, in Cape Dorset, now Kinngait.[6]

References

1. "Seal | Agnes Etherington Art Centre". agnes.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
2. Foundation, Inuit Art. "Tudlik | Inuit Art Foundation | Artist Database". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
3. "An Online Exhibition". First Arts. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
4. "Saimaiyu Akesuk: Composition (Purple Bear)". The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
5. "Akesuk Tudlik - Inuit artist - Cape Dorset | Native Canadian Arts". DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
6. "Latcholassie Akesuk". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
7. "Bone Up On Inuit Art | where.ca". where.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
8. "Works – Latcholassie Akesuk – People – eMuseum". artcollection.uleth.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
9. "Exchange|Search: artist:"Latcholassie Akesuk"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-21.