With the Raven Comes the Fish

Joseph (Eegyvudluk) Pootagook; Kananginak Pootoogook

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Kananginak, son of Eegyvudluk Pootoogook, made this print from a drawing by his father. The subject alludes to Inuit knowledge of the interconnected workings of their environment. This print was included in the first graphics collection produced by Cape Dorset Graphics of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, an organization created to promote Inuit art. An exhibition of the first thirty-nine prints toured Canada and the United States to great critical acclaim in 1959, leading to a continuation of the printmaking program, which is still active today.

Caption

Joseph (Eegyvudluk) Pootagook 1887–1958; Kananginak Pootoogook Canadian, Inuit, 1935–2010. With the Raven Comes the Fish, 1959. Stonecut, ink, paper, 13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (35 x 19 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 60.58.4. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 60.58.4_PS2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

With the Raven Comes the Fish

Date

1959

Medium

Stonecut, ink, paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (35 x 19 cm)

Signatures

Signed, "Pootagook" and his seal

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

60.58.4

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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