John Pangnark

John Pangnark

John Pangnark (1920-1980) was an Inuit sculptor and native of Arviat, Nunavut. His work is notable for its frequent use of geometric abstraction and its nearly exclusive focus on the human figure. His work is in the collections of the Dennos Museum Center and the National Gallery of Canada.

External links

* [http://www.ccca.ca/artists/image_timeline.html?languagePref=en&link_id=5258&artist=John+Pangnark A timeline of Pangnark's work at the Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art]

References

*cite book | last = Swinton | first = George | title = Sculpture of the Inuit, third edition | publisher = McClelland and Stuart | location = Toronto | year = 1999 | isbn = 9780771083662


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