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General information
The Inuit
Artists’ Print Database contains nearly 8000 records for prints dating from
1957 to today. There are several ways to search for these records in the
database.
Note: the
Inuit Artists’ Print Database is an online version of an English-language
publication (Barz, Sandra B. (éditeur). The Inuit Artists Print Workbook, 3rd
edition. New York: Arts & Culture of the North, 2004). The database,
including introductory and help texts, is designed to be used in English and
French, but the contents are in the language of the original publication.
Indexed fields
Example of a typical record in the
database
It is
possible to search for records using the title, the name of the artist
including alternative spellings of the name, the gender of the artist, the name
of the printer, the title of the catalogue or other collective publication in
which the print appears, the community in which the print was produced, the
name of the cutter or platemaker, the technique used to produce the print and
the date of the print. Please consult Advanced Search for more information on
searching these fields.
Alternative
names
When searching with the alternative
name of an artist (2) the record with the authorized form of the name (1)
appears.
Variant
spellings of an artist’s name may occur. Only one form of an artist’s name is
used in the database to refer directly to the artist. When using Keyword Search or Advanced Search, the
alternative name of an artist can be used to find prints attributed to him or
her as an artist. To find all works to which an artist has contributed
(as an artist, a printer or a cutter,) use the authorized form of his or her
name (number 1 in the screenshot above).
Punctuation and
definite/indefinite articles
Word search
The
database searches for words letter by letter. This means that a search for the
word “man” will also locate the words “manual” and “woman.” It is
possible to restrict those irrelevant results either by using a boolean term in
the proper search field in Advanced Search or simply by adding more
keywords to your search field.
Type the
name of the artist. The order in which you type the name is important only if
you have enabled “exact match.” (See 11 – Exact Match below) Alternative
names can be used to locate the artist. However, this field does not locate the
artist if he or she collaborated on a print as a cutter or printer.
2 –
Print Title search field
Type in the
title of the print or keywords from the title into this field.
3 –
Community dropdown list
Community names usually have the following format: Current
Inuit Name / Historic English Name / Historic French Name (Provincial
Designation). For example, Inukjuak can be found under “Inukjuak/Port
Harrison/Inoucdjouac (Arctic Québec)”
4 –
Gender dropdown list
If known,
select the gender of the artist.
5 –
Cutter’s Name search field
Type the
name of the cutter. Note that only the authorized version of the name is
searchable in this field.
If you are
unable to find a result, try the following procedure: use the Artist’s Name
search field and enter the name of the cutter. Examine the results carefully.
Is the authorized version of the name different from the name you have just
entered in the Artist’s Name search field? Try searching the Cutter’s Name
search field with the authorized version of the name instead.
For example, Akouvak, Klengenberg is the cutter for
the print “Family Life” by the artist “Kuneyuna, Mona Ohoveluk, 1935-1992.”
However, a search for “Akouvak” in the Cutter’s Name search field does
not locate the print. A search for “Akouvak, Klengenberg” in the Artist’s Name
search field retrieves several prints by Akovak,
Patrick, 1944-1976 (the authorized form of Akouvak, Klengenberg’s name in the
database.) Searching for “Akovak, Patrick” in the Cutter’s Name search field
then successfully locates the print “Family Life.”
6 –
Printer’s Name search field
Type the
name of the printer. Note that only the authorized version of the name is
searchable in this field.
If you are
unable to find a result, try the following procedure: use the Artist’s Name
search field and enter the name of the printer. Examine the results carefully.
Is the authorized version of the name different from the name you have just
entered in the Artist’s Name search field? Try searching the Printer’s Name
search field with the authorized version of the name instead.
For example: Akouvak, Klengenberg is the printer for
the print “Family Life” by the artist “Kuneyuna, Mona Ohoveluk, 1935-1992.”
However, a search for “Akouvak” in the Printer’s Name search field does
not locate the print. A search for “Akouvak, Klengenberg” in the Artist’s Name
search field retrieves several prints by Akovak,
Patrick, 1944-1976 (the authorized form of Akouvak, Klengenberg’s name in the
database.) Searching for “Akovak, Patrick” in the Printer’s Name search field
sucessfully locates the print “Family Life.”
7 –
Print Date search fields
Two dates
must be input in this field in chronological order for the search to work
correctly. If looking for a specific year instead of a range of years, type it
in twice.
8 –
Print Technique search field
Select the
print technique associated with the print.
9 –
Publication Title / Keyword field
This is a
special field that enables you to find information on “special” listings not
collected in the annual catalogs. This is also the field to use to search for a
series.
10 –
Boolean Operators dropdown list
Use the
dropdown list to select the boolean operator to apply to the field. There are
three choices: AND, NOT and OR.
Use AND
when the listing must contain all of the words from all of the fields selected.
Use NOT
when the words in the fields selected must not appear in the record.
OR means that
you search for the listings defined by the AND and NOT operators or the
listings in the field modified by the OR.
The boolean
operators are sorted in the following order: AND > NOT > OR.
Artist: Name
of the artist and date of birth and death (if known)
Printer: Name
of the printer.
Colours: Approximate
number of colours used in the print.
Edition: Number
of prints produced.
Number: Number
of the print appearing in the publication.
Price: Price
at which the print was first sold.
Auction House: Lists
auctions at which the print was sold and the price it was sold for. The date is
in the “m/yy” format. In the screenshot above, the print was sold for $280 at
Waddington’s in Toronto in June 1978.
Prints the selected record
as seen on the View Details screen.
