TEEVEE, JAMASIE

Jamasie Teevee (1910–1985) was an Inuit graphic artist born near Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Nunavut. The majority of Jamasie’s career was focused on engraving and printmaking before he returned to drawing near the end of his life. Jamasie’s artwork depicted traditional scenes of Inuit hunting and camp life. He was married to graphic artist Angotigolu Teevee, and his children Anirnik Ragee, Parnee Peter, Nicotai Simigak, and Simeonie Teevee are sculptors working in Kinngait.