Bidspirit auction | Jessie Oonark (1906-1985), Baker Lake

Jessie Oonark (1906-1985), Baker Lake - United Nations Habitat Conference Framed Print and First Day Cover Edition 600/1000 - Baker Lake artist Jessie Oonark, RCA (1906–1985) Coloured Lithograph Print Signed, Issued in 1976 for the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat). A limited edition colour print (pencil numbered 600/1000) featuring Oonark’s dynamic circular composition of figures in parkas, symbolizing community and shared humanity. The artist’s signature rendered in Inuktitut syllabics within the design. An accompanying First Day Cover (FDC), Geneva cancellation (28 May 1976), with Habitat stamps, WFUNA cachet, and matching printed design. Original presentation folder and documentation from the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA). Jessie Oonark, one of the most celebrated Inuit artists of the 20th century, was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Her works are held in major museum collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of History, and numerous international institutions. Medium: Colour lithograph with printed UN First Day of Issue cover Dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 in. (framed) Condition: Print in very good condition with only minor handling wear; mat and frame with light surface marks, glass in frame broken in lower left corner. Provenance: From the Schoeler Collection, Montreal. Issued directly by the World Federation of United Nations Associations, New York, 1976.