Lucy Meeko (1929-2004) was an Inuit artist known for her multidisciplinary work in sculpture, [1] printmaking, [2] basketry and sewing. [3] [4] Meeko was born in Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec. [5] Her career as a sculptor began in the 1950s; in the 1970s, together with her husband Noah, she created engravings for the Kuujjuarapic Cooperative. [5]
Meeko's work was featured in Keeping our Stories Alive: The Sculpture of Canada's Inuit along with the work of Ovilu Tunnillie and Uriash Puqiqnak. [6] [5]
Her work is included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, [7] the Winnipeg Art Gallery, [8] the Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec, [9] the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art [10] and the McCord Museum, Montreal. [11]
Meeko died in 2004 from smoke inhalation, while attempting to rescue her husband Noah from a house fire in Kuujjuaraapik. [12] [13]
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Lucy Meeko (1929-2004) was an Inuit artist known for her multidisciplinary work in sculpture, [1] printmaking, [2] basketry and sewing. [3] [4] Meeko was born in Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec. [5] Her career as a sculptor began in the 1950s; in the 1970s, together with her husband Noah, she created engravings for the Kuujjuarapic Cooperative. [5]
Meeko's work was featured in Keeping our Stories Alive: The Sculpture of Canada's Inuit along with the work of Ovilu Tunnillie and Uriash Puqiqnak. [6] [5]
Her work is included in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada, [7] the Winnipeg Art Gallery, [8] the Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec, [9] the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art [10] and the McCord Museum, Montreal. [11]
Meeko died in 2004 from smoke inhalation, while attempting to rescue her husband Noah from a house fire in Kuujjuaraapik. [12] [13]
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