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035 $a(OCoLC)on1295805891
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019 $a1295570563$a1295700416
020 $a9781476688176$qpaperback
020 $a1476688176$qpaperback
020 $z9781476647876$qelectronic book
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050 00 $aN72.S6$bA98 2022
082 00 $a704.03/9712$223/eng/20220923
084 $aART013000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aAyre, John,$eauthor.
245 10 $aJames Houston and the making of Inuit art /$cJohn Ayre.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2022]
300 $aix, 225 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"In 1954, eager buyers lined up three abreast for over half a block to get into the Canadian Handicrafts Guild in Montreal where, once inside, they wrestled and argued to purchase stone sculptures carved by Inuit artists. In a short span, Inuit carvings had changed from a special interest to a worldwide phenomenon and a major source of income for the Inuit. Their sculptures, tapestries and prints later became the unofficial national art of Canada, gracing homes, corporate offices, postage stamps and international art showcases. This is the story of how Inuit art came to be regarded as some of the best Indigenous art of the twentieth century. James Houston, an artist as well as a brilliant raconteur and lecturer, was unquestionably instrumental in its marketing. His enthralling Arctic stories were a gift to journalists, but his inconsistencies became a major hurdle for historians. This book portrays the unusual alliance between James Houston and early Inuit enthusiasts, the Canadian Handicrafts Guild and the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs. Through painstaking research, it presents their adventures, management, concerns and successes in the Inuit art market"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aArt and society$zCanada$xHistory$y20th century.
600 10 $aHouston, James,$d1921-2005.
650 0 $aInuit art$xAppreciation.
650 0 $aInuit art$xMarketing.
650 0 $aInuit artists$zCanada.
650 7 $aART / Folk & Outsider Art.$2bisacsh
852 00 $bfax4off$hN72.S6$iA98 2022