Quiz: Cape Dorset Printmaking in the 1980

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In the 1980s the Cape Dorset studio found itself:
1. Facing shrinking demand due to the recession
2. Mourning the deaths of senior artists
3. Competing with other employers in the community
4. All of the above
In the 1980s, younger artists and printmakers were quietly assuming greater leadership roles behind the scenes. One of those artists, Pitseolak Niviaqsi, began to explore:
1. New methods of stencil printmaking
2. More modern, southern subjects
3. A wider variety of lithographic techniques
4. New methods of stonecut printmaking
During the 1980s, annual collections:
1. Grew larger in size
2. Grew smaller in size
3. Reached a much smaller audience
4. Became less interesting
Anashuk Qayuaryuk and Eegyvudluk Pootoogook are:
1. Two of the pre-eminent stonecut and stencil printmakers of this decade
2. Two of the pre-eminent original artists of this decade
3. The only artists who continued to avoid modern subjects in this decade
4. The most accomplished senior artists in Cape Dorset in this decade
In the late 1980s, Qavavau Manumie became increasingly confident in:
1. Stonecut printmaking
2. Lithographic washes
3. Large-format stones
4. Overlaid colours

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