Houston, James

Contributed to

The incredible Eskimo
Book 1986

Summary: James Archibald Houston was a Canadian artist, designer, children's author and filmmaker who played an important role in the recognition of Inuit art and introduced printmaking to the Inuit. The Inuit named him Saumik, which means "the left-handed one". Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [5]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1921-06-12 [2]
Birth Place: Toronto [2]; St. Catharines [5]
Died: 2005-04-17 [2]
Death Place: New London, Conn. [2]
Country: Canada [2]; United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: writer [5]; children's writer [5]
Educated at: OCAD University [5]
Country of Education: Canada [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Korea; 5. Wikidata

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