Marjorie Esa

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Marjorie Esa (born 1934) is an Inuit artist known for her drawings and stone carvings. [1] [2] She was born in the Nuqsarhaarjuk camp and lives in Baker Lake, Nunavut. [1]

Her work is included in the collections of the Winnipeg Art Gallery [3] the National Gallery of Canada [1] and the Art Gallery of Guelph. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marjorie Esa". www.gallery.ca.
  2. Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. ISBN   9781135638825.
  3. "988.347 Untitled Marjorie Esa » WAG".
  4. "Art Gallery of Guelph".