Legend of the Giant

Davidialuk Alasua Amittu

1963

Printer: Isarah Novalinga (1923-?)

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

A black and white print depicts two figures, one larger and one smaller, in a dynamic composition. The larger figure appears to be holding a knife. A black and white print depicts two figures, one larger and one smaller, in a dynamic composition. The larger figure appears to be holding a knife. Unlike his cousin and artist colleague Joe Talirunnilik (1893?-1976), who had committed himself to telling his personal stories through art, Davidialuk felt it was his mission in life to keep traditional Nunavik myths and legends alive through his sculptures, drawings and prints, writings and interviews. Beginning already in the early 1950s, Davidialuk was perhaps the first Inuit artist to explore mythical subject matter in his art, something he continued to do throughout his career and