Jamasie Teevee (July 2, 1910 – October 31, 1985) was an Inuit artist.

Early life

He was born in the Kimmirut (Lake Harbour) area of Nunavut.[1]

Career

He began to draw in the early 1960s, first focusing on engraving copper plates.[2] However, the majority of his career was spent on printmaking.

He was the father of artists Anirnik Ragee, Parnee Peter, Nicotai Simigak, and Simeonie Teevee.[2] He was married to artist Angotigolu Teevee, who died in 1967.[2]

His work is held in a variety of museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[3][4] the Gilcrease Museum,[5] the Canadian Museum of History,[6] the National Museum of the American Indian,[7] the McMaster Museum of Art,[8] the Ackland Art Museum,[9] the Agnes Etherington Art Centre,[10] the Scott Polar Research Institute,[11] the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[12] and the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jamasie Teevee". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jamasie Teevee". DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Exchange: Arctic Hare". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Exchange: Three Birds, Two Walruses". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Family Portrait / Jamasie Teevee - Gilcrease Museum". collections.gilcrease.org. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Search the Collections | Canadian Museum of History". Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Family Hunting Caribou | National Museum of American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. ↑ "McMaster Museum of Art". emuseum.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Jamasie Teevee – People – eMuseum". ackland.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  10. ↑ "Family Hunting Caribou | Agnes Etherington Art Centre". agnes.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge » Museum catalogue". www.spri.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  12. ↑ "Collection Online | Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec".
  13. ↑ "Collection Online | Museum of Anthropology at UBC". collection-online.moa.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-06.


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