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Published: October 11th 2015
The Shumiatcher Art Collection is currently on display at the McKenzie Art Gallery in Regina. This part features some of their vast Inuit art collection, especially carvings, prints & paintings.
Morris Cyril "Shumy" Shumiatcher (1917 – 2004) was a Canadian lawyer best known for his contribution to the field of human rights and civil liberties. Born in Calgary, Alberta, he received a BA in 19...
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Fred Perrry
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Outstanding !
That's the only way to describe this article: my Lord, the Shumiatchers have been/are outstanding people, as you have documented so thoroughly. And you have done a wonderful job of photographing the individual carvings and woks of art, including the well-known "Ookpik". I think this will make a lot of people around the world sit up and take notice of Inuit art, if they didn't already know about it. I'm sure they're already ... like me ... looking forward to Part II. Well done indeed !!