Lot 155
PITALOOSIE SAILA (1942-)
Literature:
Art of the Far North: Inuit Sculpture, Drawing, and Printmaking, Carol Finley, Lerner Publications, 1998, pg. 22-3, fig. 3
“Tradition and Innovation”, Patricia Feheley, from Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective, 2007, pg. 89, ill. pg. 200
Note:
"I designed it like a shadow, like one part of the face being in the face being in the dark. As if it wasn’t brightly lit in the home in those days. Also, a face is different on both sides.”
Patricia Feheley notes that Pitaloosie is celebrated for her “consistently strong and innovative images.”