Mary Tassugat
Mary Tassugat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918 Clyde River, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Died | 2016 (aged 97–98) Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada |
Mary Tassugat was a Canadian Inuk artist[1][2] whose work was collected in the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[1] and National Gallery of Canada[3] before she died in Clyde River, Nunavut.[4]
Works made by Mary Tassugat include drawings and sculptures. Some examples of what she made are drawings of Inuit clothing and a sculpture portraying a polar bear on its hind legs made out of green soapstone.[5][6]
Tassugat's most expensive sculpture to be sold was her Clyde River Polar Bear. It was sold for $645 USD in 2014 at Walker's Fine Art & Estate Auctioneers.[7][8]
In 2002 Tassugat was awarded Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal.[9] Tassugat was also interviewed about changes to the Clyde River area as part of a report on climate change.[10]
References
- 1 2 "Artistes: Tassugat, Mary". Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in French). Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Artists: Mary Tassugat". Katilvik. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Artist: Mary Tassugat". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Stories Behind the Drawings". Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ↑ "1530: Inuit Art MARY TASSUGAT, sculpture". Live Auctioneers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ Sahar Zerehi, Sima (10 July 2016). "50-year-old Inuit drawings offer snapshot of life in the Arctic". CBC News. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Mary Tassugat: Clyde River, Polar Bear, ca. 1970s". Canadian Art Value. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Artist: Mary Tassugat". MutualArt.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Recipients - Ms. Mary Tassugat, Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada". Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on 29 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "North Baffin Report - Clyde River Interviews" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. pp. 33–37. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2026.