The First Passionate Collector
The Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art

Essays by Frederica Woodrow Knight, Sheila Butler
and Darlene Coward Wight.

Generally recognized as the first major collector of Contemporary Period Inuit art, the late Ian Lindsay
built an important collection of over 400 sculptures that now resides in the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

This 1990 publication documents part of Lindsay’s remarkable collection, and illustrates the Montrealer’s preference for small and often idiosyncratic works. Also contains important essays on the early development of contemporary Inuit art.