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ᐸ Parr

ᐸ Parr was an Inuk artist. He lived a traditional Inuit lifestyle until 1961, when he settled in ᑭᙵᐃᑦ / Kinngait [Cape Dorset] because of declining health and a hunting accident. In ᑭᙵᐃᑦ / Kinngait, Parr began to draw and make stonecut relief prints. He created over 2,000 works in the next eight years. These are mainly images of hunting scenes, although Shamanic subjects are also depicted. In 1977 one of his prints was featured on a Canadian postage stamp. His work is included in the permanent collections of several museums, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Canadian Museum of History, the Dennos Museum Center, the National Museum of the American Indian, the British Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art.
Creator Id: 458
Web Site Link: Web Site Link
Community Detail: recoGnj3Hf0wf9phl
Virtual Collection: Original CCCA
Additional Statuses: Inuit
Country of Birth: Canada
Province of Birth: Nunavut
Year of Birth: 1893
City: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ / Kinngait [Cape Dorset]
Community: recoGnj3Hf0wf9phl
Country: Canada
Type of Creator: Artist
Gender: Male
Living Status: Deceased
Mediums: drawing, printmaking
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