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Kenojuak Ashevak
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Kenojuak Ashevak

Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1927)
Kenojuak Ashevak, (Inuktitut: ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ, Qinnuajuaq Aasivak), (October 3, 1927 – January 8, 2013) is celebrated as a leading figure of modern Inuit art.

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