Davidee Itulu (June 4, 1929 – April 15, 2006) was an Inuit artist. [1] Itulu was born in Tujjaat, near Cape Dorset, Nunavut. [2] He moved to Kimmirut in the 1950s. [2]
Itulu is known for his scrimshaw carvings, a technique he learned from James Houston. [2] His work often depicted animals native to the Arctic region, including seals, [3] [4] geese, [3] bears, [4] birds, [5] whales, [6] fish, [7] and walruses. [8]
His work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, National Gallery of Canada, [1] the University of Michigan Museum of Art, [9] the Canadian Museum of History, [10] the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge, [11] the Winnipeg Art Gallery [12] and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. [13] His disc number was E7-1042. [14]
Itulu died of cancer at age 76, in 2006. [15] He left behind a wife, Eva, and several children (daughters Elisapee, Lucy, Lau St. Laurent, Lallie, and Leesee, and sons Kulula, Charlie, Jimmie, Terry, Tommy, and Mark). [15]
References
- ^ a b "Davidee Itulu". www.gallery.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
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b
c News, Nunatsiaq (15 February 2003).
"The lovely bones".
Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
{{ cite web}}:|last=has generic name ( help) - ^ a b "KATILVIK - Artwork BASKING SEAL; GOOSE by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ a b "KATILVIK - Artwork BEAR ATTACKING SEAL by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork BIRD WITH ARCHED BACK by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork TWO WHALES by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork TWO FISH by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork WALRUS; SEAL by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Davidee Itulu"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Civilization.ca - Iqqaipaa - Engraved Narwhal Tusk". www.historymuseum.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge » Museum catalogue". www.spri.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Current - Winnipeg Art Gallery". www.wag.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "Scrimshaw with soapstone base, Davidee Itulu ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artist: Davidee Itulu - E7-1042". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ a b "Artist's work lives on". archive.nnsl.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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Davidee Itulu (June 4, 1929 – April 15, 2006) was an Inuit artist. [1] Itulu was born in Tujjaat, near Cape Dorset, Nunavut. [2] He moved to Kimmirut in the 1950s. [2]
Itulu is known for his scrimshaw carvings, a technique he learned from James Houston. [2] His work often depicted animals native to the Arctic region, including seals, [3] [4] geese, [3] bears, [4] birds, [5] whales, [6] fish, [7] and walruses. [8]
His work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, National Gallery of Canada, [1] the University of Michigan Museum of Art, [9] the Canadian Museum of History, [10] the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge, [11] the Winnipeg Art Gallery [12] and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. [13] His disc number was E7-1042. [14]
Itulu died of cancer at age 76, in 2006. [15] He left behind a wife, Eva, and several children (daughters Elisapee, Lucy, Lau St. Laurent, Lallie, and Leesee, and sons Kulula, Charlie, Jimmie, Terry, Tommy, and Mark). [15]
References
- ^ a b "Davidee Itulu". www.gallery.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^
a
b
c News, Nunatsiaq (15 February 2003).
"The lovely bones".
Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
{{ cite web}}:|last=has generic name ( help) - ^ a b "KATILVIK - Artwork BASKING SEAL; GOOSE by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ a b "KATILVIK - Artwork BEAR ATTACKING SEAL by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork BIRD WITH ARCHED BACK by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork TWO WHALES by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork TWO FISH by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork WALRUS; SEAL by Davidee Itulu". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Davidee Itulu"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Civilization.ca - Iqqaipaa - Engraved Narwhal Tusk". www.historymuseum.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge » Museum catalogue". www.spri.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Current - Winnipeg Art Gallery". www.wag.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "Scrimshaw with soapstone base, Davidee Itulu ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artist: Davidee Itulu - E7-1042". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ a b "Artist's work lives on". archive.nnsl.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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