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Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak( 1964)

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This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar.

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      Kenojuak Ashevak

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      Alma Houston

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Feb 11 2024
    Though they are not so great for natural light, I've always thought just how much are suitable igloos are for living in than pitched-roofed wooden houses when the snow and the Arctic winds are at their liveliest. That's how we meet Kenojuak and her family. Sheltering from a storm and sharing the last of their seal meat hoping it abates and they can continue their journey to the settlement of Cape Dorset. It's there than they can relax a little and she and her friends can spend time on their artwork. She draws, astonishing symbols from Inuit mythology combined with the creatures they still encou...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • artist
    • inuit
    • art
    • eskimo
    • short film