The popularity of the Eskimo Graphic Arts and Sculpture exhibit in the Department of the Interior's Art Galleries has brought about an extension of the hours and addition of more than a hundred additional new pieces of sculpture and eighty new prints, according to Mrs. Stewart L. Udall, president of the Center for Arts of Indian America, sponsoring the unusual display.
"We had no idea the showing would attract such crowds," said the wife of the Interior Secretary. "Now, in order that working people can see it, we're extending our hours from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays."
Visitors may enter the Department of the Interior Building through its "C" Street entrance, between 18th and 19th Streets, N. W. The gallery is on the seventh floor.
The work is that of Canadian Eskimos from the famed Cape Dorset area, located at the southern tip of Baffin Island. Stone-cut prints and a variety of small sculptures are featured. All items are available for purchase in prices ranging from $5 to $500. They are all one-of-a-kind originals, and Washington area shoppers have been buying them for their collections and for Christmas gifts.
The showing will continue in the gallery through December 31.
