Inuit Art. Mother Bear and a Cub by Famous Lew Philip

Mother Bear and a Cub by Famous Lew Philip

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$1,495.00

Outstanding white mother polar bear with her cub by an internationally recognized Inuit artist Lew Phillip from Iqaluit.

This carving was featured in Northern Lights 2012 Exhibition in Ottawa.

 Lew carved this sculpture for the exhibition.

This sculpture measures 7.5" long 5.5" tall, 6" wide.

This stunning Inuit carving comes with an Igloo Tag (Certified of Authenticity).

The sculpture is made out of beautiful shiny white marble.

The carving is brand new

The sculpture is signed by the artist.

LEW PHILLIP (1947-)

Lew Phillip was born in Iqaluit, he has been carving since 1959. WOW! 50 years of carving experience! His father, the late Toongalook (1912-1967) was an artist as well. Lew is the youngest brother of four Arctic Bay artists. His brother, Philip Qamanirq, is a carver. His three sisters, Imaruituq Taqtu, Rebecca Issuqangituq, and Martha Erkasak Naqitaqvik, are also artists.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

Name	Institute	City	Country
Eskimo Sculpture	Winnipeg Art Gallery presented at the Manitoba Legislative Building	Winnipeg	Canada
Eskimo Sculpture: Selections from the Twomey Collection	Winnipeg Art Gallery	Winnipeg	Canada
The Bessie Bulman Collection	Winnipeg Art Gallery	Winnipeg	Canada
White Sculpture of the Inuit	Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University	Vancouver	Canada
Canadian Eskimo Art: a representative exhibition from the collection of Professor and Mrs. Philip Gray	Fine Arts Gallery, Montana State University	Bozeman	USA
The Inuit Amautik: I Like My Hood To Be Full	Winnipeg Art Gallery	Winnipeg	Canada
Baffin Island	Winnipeg Art Gallery	Winnipeg	Canada
Ikpiarjuk: The Sculpture of Arctic Bay	Winnipeg Art Gallery	Winnipeg	Canada
Major/Minor	Marion Scott Gallery	Vancouver	Canada