The Day After Item Number: 2892/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Hand-painted dry-point etching print. Image shows a black line drawing of a child desk and chair with a standing child and standing male adult next to it with red and green brush strokes added to the chair. The adult figure has numerous crossed diagonal lines and green brush strokes over it, and is portrayed as having abusive words (via symbols) projecting from his mouth. He also is positioned with his hands on and in front of the child's head as if hitting him. The figure of the child has red brush strokes added. The title, The Day After, is written on the print in black letters in the upper left. Print is signed, dated and numbered (3 of 15) in pencil below the image. Framed.

Iconographic Meaning

One of two prints (The Student and The Day After) created as part of an artist residency at Montreal’s Studio PM. The prints depict abuse that Pitseolak experienced as a child in a the residential school system.

Narrative

Purchased with funds from the Herb and Cece Schreiber Family Foundation.

Item History

What

Name
The Day After
Identification Number
2892/1
Type of Item
print
Overall
height 49.5 cm, width 38.0 cm
Frame
height 59.0 cm, width 46.2 cm, depth 3.3 cm

Who

Culture
Inuit
Creator
Jamasie Pitseolak (Maker)
Previous Owner
Marion Scott Ltd.
Received from
Marion Scott Ltd. (Seller) and Herb and Cece Schreiber Family Foundation (Funding source)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada and Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada

When

Creation Date
during 2010
Ownership Date
before August 9, 2011
Acquisition Date
on August 9, 2011

Other

Item Classes
works on paper
Condition
excellent
Accession Number
2892/0001