Lot 192
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA (1904-1983)
Note:
‘Pitseolak’s name may have given her a personal affinity for birds: “My name is Pitseolak, the Eskimo word for sea pigeon. When I see pitseolaks over the sea, I say, There go those lovely birds-that’s me, flying!”’
Christine Lalonde, Pitseolak Ashoona: Life & Work, Art Canada Institute, May 2015, ebook, pg. 24