Quiz: Cape Dorset Printmaking in the 1950

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The Canadian Museum of Civilization purchased its first contemporary Inuit carvings in:
1. 1959
2. 1953
3. 1992
4. 1949
Printmaking was introduced in the Arctic:
1. In the early 1950s
2. In the early 1970s
3. In 1949
4. In the late 1950s
Inuit prints were acquired by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in the following ways:
1. By direct purchases from Arctic cooperatives, artists or southern retailers
2. As donations from the public
3. As gifts from the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources
4. All of the above
Before printmaking was introduced to the Inuit of Cape Dorset,
1. Local artists were sculpting from local stone
2. Local artists were creating drawings and watercolours
3. Local artists were using found materials to create art
4. There was no art being produced in Cape Dorset
Early Cape Dorset artists Osuitok Ipeelee and Kananginak Pootoogook created experimental prints with:
1. Linoleum floor tiles
2. Metal
3. Mylar
4. All of the above

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