Books

George Swinton, Sculpture of the Inuit (3d Ed.)

Sculpture of the Inuit. Third ed. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1992. First published 1972 entitled Sculpture of the Eskimo. Second edition, published in 1992, had additional chapters, “Musings” and “Changes 1971-72”, as well as additional citations appearing at the end of the bibliography.The third edition contains a new chapter, "Changes 1971-1999." Swinton's groundbreaking book on Inuit art, containing illustrations of hundreds of works from a broad range of communities, is the classic "first book" in a reference library on Inuit art.

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George Swinton, Sculpture of the Inuit (2d Ed.)

Autographed by the author. Sculpture of the Inuit. Rev. and updated ed. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1992. First published 1972 entitled Sculpture of the Eskimo. The 1992 book has additional chapters, “Musings” and “Changes 1971-72”, as well as additional citations appearing at the end of the bibliography.

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George Swinton, Sculpture of the Eskimo (1st American ed.)

The first American edition of Swinton's classic compendium of Inuit art.

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George Swinton, Eskimo Sculpture Esquimaude

A precursor of Swinton's classic Sculpture of the Inuit, which is now in its third edition. Contains introductory essay on the development of Inuit art, and extensive illustration of examples of Inuit art from the 1950's and 1960's.

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Canadian Eskimo Arts Council, Sculpture/Inuit

Sculpture of the Inuit; masterworks of the Canadian Arctic. Toronto: University of Toronto Press for the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council, 1971. Cover title: Sculpture / Inuit. The catalogue of one of the first major traveling exhibitions of Inuit art, featuring many early masterworks.

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Ingo Hessel, Arctic Spirit

Heard Museum/Douglas & McIntyre. Ingo Hessel's survey of Inuit art, with illustrations drawn from the Albrecht collection of Inuit art.

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Leslie Boyd Ryan, Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective: Fifty Years of Printmaking at the Kinngait Studios

Cape Dorset prints; a retrospective; fifty years of printmaking at the Kinngait Studios. San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2007. Includes essays by Norman Hallendy, Terrence P. Ryan, Patricia Feheley, and Wallace Brannen. This is a massive, beautifully produced retrospective of prints from Cape Dorset, with outstanding essays by a number of experts in the field, covering the history, techniques, and esthetics of the subject.

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James Houston, Eskimo Prints, 1971

James Houston presents a selection of prints from the first decade of printmaking in Cape Dorset, with an excellent essay on how printmaking developed in Cape Dorset.

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National Museum of Man, The Inuit Print

The Inuit print / L’estampe Inuit. Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1977. Catalog of a travelling exhibition of Inuit prints from Cape Dorset, Povungnitung, Holman, Baker Lake and Pangnirtung organized by the National Museum of Man, the National Museums of Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. An excellent survey of early printmaking; unfortunately, most of the illustrations are in black and white.

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Toronto-Dominion Bank, The Eskimo Art Collection of the Toronto-Dominion Bank

The Eskimo art collection of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Toronto: Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1973? Preface by Paul Duval. Catalog for a traveling exhibition. The Toronto-Dominion Bank formed one of the earliest and best corporate collections of Inuit art.

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Christine Lalonde Natalie Ribkoff and, Itukiagatta: Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of the TD Bank Financial Group, 2005

This book was published in conjunction with a travelling exhibit from the TD Bank collection of Inuit art to mark the bank's 150th anniversary. The collection is an impressive one, and the book features a number of stellar pieces by first-generation master carvers.

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Odette Leroux, Inuit Women Artists: Voices from Cape Dorset

Leroux, Odette, Marion E. Jackson and Minnie Aodla Freeman (eds.). Inuit women artists; voices from Cape Dorset. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996. A collection of essays focusing on Inuit women artists from Cape Dorset, including Kenojuak Ashevak, Ovilu Tunillie, Pitseolak Ashoona, Lucy Qinnuajuak, Pitaloosie Saila and Napachie Pootoogook.

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Alma Houston, Inuit Art: An Anthology

Introduction by Alma Houston. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Watson & Dwyer, 1988. Comprised of articles by Jean Blodgett, Terry Ryan, Marybelle Myers, Sheila Butler and others originally appearing in The Beaver magazine, 1972-1984. Topics include early printmaking and wall hangings from Baker Lake, Pangnirtung tapestries, history and prehistory of the Canadian Arctic, and a number of prominent artists.

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Cottie Burland, Eskimo Art

An early survey of Inuit art, including historical origins, conditions in the Arctic, and the emergence of the Inuit art market.

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Charles Miles, Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America, 1963

This is an extensively illustrated catalogue of Native American and Inuit artifacts

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George Swinton, Inuit Games and Contests: The Clifford E. Lee collection of prints, 1978

A collection of Inuit prints depicting traditional Inuit games and contests

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Ministry of Northern Affairs, L'Art Esquimau au Canada, 1964

Contains a selection of early pieces.

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ArtsCanada, Special issue: The Eskimo World, December 1971/January 1972

Contains a series of essays on a wide range of topics, including an extended discussion of Dorset culture artifacts, and an essay by George Swinton defending work produced by Inuit artists against claims that it is merely commercial, and also criticizing some the way in which it has been portrayed and promoted by others.

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James Houston, Confessions of an Igloo Dweller, 1995

James Houston's story of his years in the Arctic and the development of the effort to create a southern market for Inuit art as art rather than craft.

Germaine Arnaktauyok, Stories from Pangnirtung
Illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyok, 1976

From the Foreword: "These stories from Pangnirtung offer the opportunity of listening to northern people as they speak from the heart. Their words, translated from the Inuktitut language, express knowledge, emotion and history. By reading these stories and recollections, one may appreciate the struggles of life, the good times and bad times of a people in transition. Through these pages, the people of Pangnirtung share their memories, their values and their aspirations. Their words convey the importance of the whale and caribou, the difficulty of mastering a harsh environment, the joy of life and the prominence of death, the fears and hopes of tomorrow. By recognizing and recording the thoughts of our northern elders, these stories from Pangnirtung will streengthen an awareness and respect of the Inuit heritage andn culture by younger and future generations.
The book features lively prints by Germaine Arnaktauyok, an artist from Igloolik.

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Maurice Metayer, Tales from the Igloo
With illustrations by Agnes Nanogak, 1972

Legends of the Copper Eskimos, illustrated by Agnes Nanogak, an artist from Holman.

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Fred Bruemmer, Seasons of the Eskimo/A Vanishing Way of Life, 1971

A beautiful photographic essay about the Inuit living a traditional life on the land in Bathurst Inlet.

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Guy Mary-Rousseliere, Beyond the High Hills: A Book of Eskimo Poems with photographs by Guy Mary-Rousseliere, 1961

The poems were collected and translated by Knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer, in the Iglulik region of Hudson's Bay and the Copper Country. They are illustrated with photographs by Guy Mary-Rousseliere, an Oblate priest who did missionary work in the same area.

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Dorothy Ray, A Legacy of Arctic Art

A legacy of Arctic art. Vancouver and Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre for the Univ. of Alaska Museum, 1996. In this richly informative volume, Dorothy Jean Ray describes her collection of nearly 100 Eskimo artifacts, now part of the University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, and provides an engaging and colorful history of her own pioneering work as an anthropologist, researcher, and writer. Functioning both as a catalog and memoir, the book combines the formal, analytical description of each object with an informal discussion of the author's relationships with the artists and others from whom she obtained these pieces. Through her skillful and vivid interweaving of personal ancedote with information relating to the Eskimos' way of life, religious beliefs, and environment, Ray brings each item in the collection uniquely to life.

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Hudson's Bay Company, The Beaver, Autumn 1967

Contains article by Dorothy Jean Ray on Alaskan Eskimo Arts and Crafts

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Hudson's Bay Company, The Beaver, Autumn 1972

Contains article on Baker Lake Wall Hangings by Sheila Butler

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Anonymous, Arctic Quebec 1972 Print Catalogue, 1972

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Ministry of Northern Affairs, Eskimo Graphic Art

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Anonymous, Eskimo Graphic Art 1963, 1963

Anonymous, Cape Dorset Print Catalog 1964-65, 1965

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Anonymous, Inoudjouac Prints 1976, 1977

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Anonymous, Pangnirtung 1988 Print Catalogue, 1988

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Judy Shuler, Rie Munoz, Alaskan Artist (two books)

Two books illustrating the watercolors and lithographs of Rie Munoz, a non-Alaskan who went north and stayed, producing a large catalogue of graphic art illustrating traditional life.

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Susan W. Fair, Alaska Native Arts and Crafts

Alaska Geographic (quarterly). Alaska native arts and crafts [ed. by] Susan W. Fair. Vol. 12, no. 3. Anchorage: Alaska Geographic Society, 1985. This is a useful catalogue of arts and crafts produced by Alaskan natives.

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Valerie Chaussonet, Crossroads Alaska: Native Cultures of Alaska and Siberia

Crossroads Alaska; native cultures of Alaska and Siberia. Wash. D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of Natural History. Arctic Studies Center, 1995. A study of the culture and artifacts of Alaskan and Siberian natives.

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Hilary Stewart, Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast

Looking at Indian art of the Northwest Coast. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1979. An introduction to how to "read" formline designs.

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Marjorie M. Halpin, Totem Poles: An Illustrated Guide

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Aldona Jonaitis, Art of the Northwest Coast

An excellent survey of the art of the major Northwest Coast groups.

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Karen Duffek, Bill Reid: Beyond the Essential Form

A discussion of the art of Bill Reid.

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Bill Holm, Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form

A premier contemporary artist discusses the class principles of form-line design.

Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the Pacific Northwest Coast

The catalogue of a major exhibition of Northwest Coast art at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The organization of the book will not be to everyone's taste, but the objects illustrated are spectacular.

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Steven C. Brown, Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth through the Twenthieth Century

This richly informative book includes photographs of more than 160 objects from Seattle-area private collections and the Seattle Art Museum, grouped chronologically to illustrate evolutionary changes within the Northwest Coast art tradition. Not a static, rigid, or impersonal tradition, Northwest Coast art is stretched and remolded anew by individuals in each generation. This is a tradition of great antiquity which remain vital and alive today in the work of the best contemporary Northwest Coast Native Artists. Many pieces by the 19th-century artists Charles Edenshaw, masks and totem pole models by Willie Seaweed, and unusual gold sculpture by Bill Reid are among the extraordinary artworks included in Native Visions.

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Bill Holm, Form and Freedom: A Dialogue on Northwest Coast Indian Art

Bill Reid and Bill Holm, two outstanding contemporary Northwest Coast artists, discuss a number of objects in a far-ranging discussion.

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Museum of Anthropology, Northwest Coast Indian Artifacts from the H. R. MacMillan Collections In the Museum Of Anthropology The University Of British Columbia

A catalogue of Northwest Coast art from the collections of the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Vancouver.

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Steven C. Brown, Spirits of the Water: Native Art Collected on Expeditions to Alaska and British Columbia, 1774-1910

The images in the pages of this book-animal, human, and spirit faces-evoke the powerful cultural legacy of the inhabitants of the Northwest Coast. Spirits of the Water presents approximately 175 examples of the art produced by the Native peoples of a region of great linguistic, cultural, and geographical diversity. Accompanying essays establish a historical and cultural context for this remarkable assemblage of objects, and explore the traditions of art, social organization, and ceremony that inspired their makers.

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Bill Reid, The Raven Steals the Light: Native American Tales

A collection of Northwest Coast legends.

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Martha Black, Bella Bella: A Season of Heiltsuk Art

Bella Bella; a season of Heiltsuk art. Toronto and Vancouver: Royal Ontario Museum and Douglas & McIntyre, 1997. An introduction to the art of the Bella Bella (Heiltsuk).

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Janet C. Berlo, Native North American Art

erlo, Janet Catherine and Ruth B. Phillips. Native North American art. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. A survey of Native American art. A useful introduction to the subject.

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David Damas, Handbook of North American Indians: Vol. 5 Arctic

Damas, David, ed. Arctic. Handbook of North American Indians, vol. 5, Wash. D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1984. This volume contains a wealth of essays on the arctic environment, culture, history and prehistory, with separate essays for each cultural group.

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