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ISAH AJAGUTAINA TUKALA (AJUTAINA; ARROKTAINAK; AISA; ARROGTANIAK;
AYAGUTAINAK)
Born: 1905 Male E9-1432
Died: 1977
Resided: Puvirnituq
Sculpture, Prints, Printmaking
Isah is the father of Puvirnituq artist Kanayuk Tukalak. EXHIBITIONS: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970 Povungnituk Print Collection
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
1967 Eskimo Sculpture
Winnipeg Art Gallery
presented at the Manitoba Legislative
Building
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
Dec 1977 - Feb 1978 Povungnituk
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
March - May 1979 Eskimo Narrative
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Oct - Decr 1983 Inuit Masterworks: Selections from
the Collection of Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada
McMichael Canadian Collection
Kleinburg, Ontario
December 1984 Takamit - Canadian Eskimo Art: Selections
from Private Collections and the Government
of Canada
Organized by La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec and the Jane Voorhees
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
Sept - Nov 1987 The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
COLLECTIONS: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Art Gallery of York University, Downsview, Ontario
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Confederation des caisses populaires et d'economie Desjardins, Levis, Quebec
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1969 Prints by Isah Ajagutaina Tukala were reproduced by an insurance company for
a promotional effort.
1978 The artist contributed a print to be used for the 1978 Puvirnituq calendar. 1979 A print by the artist was used in the Puvirnituq 1979 calendar. SELECTED REFERENCES: Blodgett, Jean
ESKIMO NARRATIVE. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1979.
Saucier, Celine
IMAGE INUIT DU NOUVEAU-QUEBEC: By Celine Saucier and Eugene
Kedl. Quebec: Musee de la Civilisation, 1988.
Simard, Cyril
ARTISANAT QUEBECOIS: 3: INDIENS ET ESQUIMAUX. Montreal: Les
Editions de l'Homme, 1977.
Swinton, George
SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
POVUNGNITUK. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1977.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
SWINTON COLLECTION OF INUIT ART. Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1987.
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