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Man Trying to Catch a Goose, Pitseolak Ashoona, 1964

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Annie Pootoogook in ‘Akunnittinni; A Kinngait Family Portrait’ at the National Museum of the American Indian

The late Canadian Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook’s domestic scenes are sometimes tranquil, sometimes violent, but this portrait drawing of her grandmother, the artist Pitseolak Ashoona, radiates calm. (On view at the National Museum of the American Indian through Jan 8th). Annie Pootoogook, A Portrait of Pitseolak, colored pencil and ink on paper, ’03 - ’04.

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Tuniigusiia/The Gift, Goota Ashoona, 2020

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Bear, Ohito Ashoona, 2014

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Dancing Birds, Pitseolak Ashoona, 1972

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Stairs and Kelp, Shuvinai Ashoona, 1998

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Woman Hiding from Spirit, Pitseolak Ashoona, 1968

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Happy Family, Pitseolak Ashoona, 1963