Jessie Oonark

Lot # 019 Jessie Oonark 1906 - 1985 Canadian Indigenous People of the Inland stonecut on paper signed "Una", titled, editioned 8/50, dated 1961 and inscribed "Cape Dorset N.W.T. / #67 / $35.00" in the margin 16 1/2 x 11 in 41.9 x 27.9cm Provenance: By descent to the present Private Collection, Vancouver Jessie Oonark was born in 1906, as Una, which translates as "this one", in Baker Lake, Nunavut. After her camp was visited by a missionary in 1927, she accepted the teachings of the Anglican Church. In 1944, she was baptized as Jessie Onak, later known as Oonark. Estimate: $1,000 ~ $1,500 CAD Preview at: Heffel Fine Art Auction House Vancouver

Description: JESSIE OONARK (1906-1985), E2-384, Baker Lake LITTLE CIRCLE, stencil, 1973, 11/50, framed, sight, 8.5" x 10.5" - 21.6 x 26.7 cm.

Description: JESSIE OONARK (1906-1985), E2-384, Baker Lake TWO SMALL DRAWINGS, stonecut, 1974, 11/50, framed, sight, 8.75" x 11.25" - 22.2 x 28.6 cm.

Description: JESSIE OONARK (1906-1985), E2-384, Baker Lake CONTROLLING SPIRIT, stencil, 1976, 16/22, unframed, 22" x 29.5" - 55.9 x 74.9 cm.

Description: JESSIE OONARK (1906-1985), E2-384, Baker Lake POLAR BEAR STEALING WOLF'S PUP, serigraph, 1975, Printer's Proof, III/IV, unframed, 19.5" x 27.5" - 49.5 x 69.9 cm.