Josie Pamiutu Papialuk Explained

Josie Pamiutu Papialuk (surname variously spelled as Papialook and Paperk)^[1] (1918–1996) was an Inuit artist who lived in Puvirnituq, Quebec.^[2]

Early life

He was born in the Issuksiuvit Lake area of Quebec.

Career

He worked in printmaking (including in the Povungnituk print shop), and sculpted as well.^[3]

His work is held in a variety of museums, including the National Gallery of Canada, the British Museum,^[4] the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Canadian Museum of History,^[5] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,^[6] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,^[7] and the McMaster Museum of Art.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Josie Pamiutu Papialuk Expanding Inuit. 2021-01-25. www.expandinginuit.com.
2. Web site: Josie Pamiutu Papialuk. 2021-01-25. www.gallery.ca. en.
3. Web site: Exchange: Sitting Bird. 2021-01-25. exchange.umma.umich.edu.
4. Web site: figure British Museum. 2021-01-25. The British Museum. en.
5. Web site: Search the Collections Canadian Museum of History. 2021-01-25. en-US.
6. Web site: Papialuk, Josie Pamiutu. 2021-01-25. Collections MNBAQ.
7. Web site: Fishing. 2021-01-25. www.mbam.qc.ca. en.
8. Web site: McMaster Museum of Art. 2021-01-25. emuseum.mcmaster.ca.