, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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Qalupiluk, 1991
Manasie Akpaliapik
Canadian (Inuit), 1955
limestone, white stone, black stone, antler, and ivory
47.4 x 25.7 x 32.2 cm
Purchased 1991
National Gallery of Canada (no. 35918)
Qalupiluk, a legendary sea monster, captures disobedient children who wander out onto the shifting sea ice, trapping them in the hood of its parka. The artist sees in this traditional tale a metaphor for the problems- unemployment, drugs, alcohol - faced by young Inuit today, which lure them into new and dangerous territory.
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