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OverviewIn 1954, eager buyers lined up three abreast for over half a block to get into the Canadian Handicrafts Guild in Montreal where, once inside, they wrestled and argued to purchase stone sculptures carved by Inuit artists. In a short span, interest in Inuit carving became a worldwide phenomenon and a major source of income for the Inuit. Their sculptures, tapestries and prints later became the unofficial national art of Canada, gracing homes, corporate offices, postage stamps and international art showcases. This is the story of how Inuit art came to be regarded as some of the best Indigenous art of the twentieth century. James Houston, an artist as well as a brilliant raconteur and lecturer, was unquestionably instrumental in its development. His enthralling Arctic stories were a gift to journalists, but his inconsistencies became a major hurdle for historians. This book portrays the unusual alliance between James Houston and early Inuit art enthusiasts, the Canadian Handicrafts Guild and the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs. Through painstaking research, it presents their adventures, management, concerns and successes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John AyrePublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9781476688176ISBN 10: 1476688176 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 20 October 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface by Mary Ann Evans Abbreviations in the References Terminology and Place-Names Introduction: Getting to Houston 1. Early Interest 2. Houston’s Early Life 3. Flying to Port Harrison, 1948 4. Second Sale 5. West Hudson Bay, 1950 6. A Book of Instruction 7. South Baffin Island, 1951 8. Back South, 1951 9. New York and Mexico, 1952 10. Fort Chimo and Cape Dorset, 1952 11. Recovery 12. The North Matters 13. Houstons of the Arctic 14. A Canadian Art 15. Feverish Interest 16. Future Plans 17. Making Inuit Art Betweeen pages 110 and 111 are 8 color plates containing 9 photographs 18. George Swinton and Edmund Carpenter: The Critics 19. Problems of Success 20. Highly Saleable Objects 21. Cape Dorset Experiments 22. Prints in Winnipeg and Japan 23. Back Home, 1959 24. New Yorkers and Tellick Bay 25. Stratford, 1959 26. Breakthrough Prints 27. Exceeding Wildest Hopes, 1960 28. A Summer of Journalists 29. Leaving Cape Dorset, 1962 30. The Canadian Eskimo Art Committee 31. New York Life 32. Escoheag, Rhode Island, 1974 33. Stonington, Connecticut, 1987 34. Cape Dorset, 1992 Appendix: Inuit Artists’ Names by Mary Ann Evans Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationThe late John Ayre was an award winning writer and wrote numerous articles on Inuit art for the Inuit Art Quarterly. His degree in cultural anthropology, experience as a literary and art journalist, and personal interest in the Arctic and Inuit art were all brought to bear in his writing of this book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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