Latcholassie Akesuk Explained

Latcholassie Akesuk (1919–2000) was an Inuk sculptor.

Early life and family

He was born in 1919, on Aiaktalik Island in the Northwest Territories.^[1] His father Akesuk Tudlik (1890–1966) was a renowned sculptor,^{[2] [3]} as was his brother, Solomonie Tigullaraq. His granddaughter Saimaiyu Akesuk (born 1988) is also a sculptor.^[4]

Career

He began carving alongside his father in the early 1950s, and was particularly influenced by his father's owls.^[5]

He carved using the green stone common on Dorset Island around Kinngait. His work is held in a variety of museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,^[6] the Museum of Inuit Art,^[7] the University of Lethbridge Art Collection,^[8] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.^[9]

Later life

He died in 2000, in Cape Dorset, now Kinngait.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seal Agnes Etherington Art Centre. 2020-12-21. agnes.queensu.ca.
2. Web site: Foundation. Inuit Art. Tudlik Inuit Art Foundation Artist Database. 2020-12-21. Inuit Art Foundation. en.
3. Web site: An Online Exhibition. 2020-12-21. First Arts. en.
4. Web site: Saimaiyu Akesuk: Composition (Purple Bear). The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
5. Web site: Akesuk Tudlik - Inuit artist - Cape Dorset Native Canadian Arts. 2020-12-21. DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. en-US.
6. Web site: Latcholassie Akesuk. 2020-12-21. www.gallery.ca. en.
7. Web site: Bone Up On Inuit Art where.ca. 2020-12-21. where.ca.
8. Web site: Works – Latcholassie Akesuk – People – eMuseum. 2020-12-21. artcollection.uleth.ca.
9. Web site: ExchangeSearch: artist:"Latcholassie Akesuk". 2020-12-21. exchange.umma.umich.edu.