Museum of Contemporary Circumpolar Art (MCCA)
ObjectUnion of All Mankind / Inuk, Indian and White person eating and drinking tea together in front of a Teepee, symbolising the union of mankind. (Print)
Description in English and French:
"This print is the work of an Eskimo lady, Helen Kalvak, who is beginning to be a well known figure among Canadian artists. To symbolize the union of all mankind she is showing us here partaking of some meat, with men from all races she knows: Indian, White and Eskimo.
Helen Kavik, à qui nous devons cette lithgravure, est une artists Esquimaude de plus en plus connue et appréciée. elle a symbolisée ici l'union des tous les peuples dans la paix, en groupant autour d'une table commune Blanc et l'Esquimau."
Holman chop, Original Stone Cut Print by Kalvak, Holman, N. W. T.
Handwritten: From Malcolm, back from Inuvik, Sept. 27/72
The work was published in printed form as part of Canada’s Centennial Year (marking the 100th anniversary of Canada’s confederation in 1967).
Accession
2016.20
Object Type
Print
Title
Union of All Mankind
Description
Inuk, Indian and White person eating and drinking tea together in front of a Teepee, symbolising the union of mankind.
Production Year
1967
Production Location
Ulukhaktok (Holman), Northwest Territories, Canada
Materials
Paper, ink, pencil
Dimensions
Framed: H33.5 x W26 cm
Provenance
donated by Margrit Meier
Artist
