Sheouak Petaulassie
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Born1918
Died1961 (aged 42–43)
near the Itilliarjuk camp in Nunavut
Othernames
- Sheouak
- Sheowa Sheouak
- Sheowak Sheouak
- Sheoak Sheouak[1]
Knownforprintmaking
Sheouak Petaulassie | |
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| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1961 (aged 42–43) near the Itilliarjuk camp in Nunavut |
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| Known for | printmaking |
Sheouak Parr Petaulassie (1918-1961) was an Inuk printmaker.[1]
Career
James Houston chose ten of her prints for inclusion in the 1960 and 1961 print collections of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative, which she was involved with.[1][3][4][5][6]
She died of influenza[6] in 1961 near the Itilliarjuk camp in Nunavut.[1]
Her work is held in several museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,[2][1] the Canadian Museum of Civilization,[1] the Glenbow Museum,[1] the Hood Museum of Art,[7] the Museum of Anthropology at UBC,[8] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[9] the Art Institute of Chicago,[10] and the Art Gallery of Windsor.[1]
