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Quebec and Canadian Art
Quebec and Canadian Art
by Jacques (edt) Des Rochers
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Published in conjunction with the opening of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts new Quebec and Canadian art pavilion, this book provides a comprehensive reference on Canadian art, painting a vivid portrait of Quebecs colorful history and Canadas vast... (read more)

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Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection
Shore, Forest and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection
by Ian M. Thom
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Throughout the history of the Vancouver Art Gallery, gifts from private art collectors have played a vital role in building and expanding the institution's collection, providing economic support for artists and encouraging discussions of history and... (read more)

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The Best of the Group of Seven
The Best of the Group of Seven
by Joan Murray
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A stunning, full-colour collection of the brilliant paintings that revolutionized Canadian art. In the early twentieth century a group of young artists strived to create, in Lawren Harriss words, paintings that would “embody the moods and character... (read more)

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The Codex Canadensis and the Writings of Louis Nicolas: The Natural History of the New World, Histoire Naturelle Des Indes Occidentales (McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Ar)
The Codex Canadensis and the Writings of Louis Nicolas: The Natural History of the New World, Histoire Naturelle Des Indes Occidentales (McGill-Queen's/Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies in Ar)
by Louis Nicolas
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Part art, part science, part anthropology, this ambitious project presents an early Canadian perspective on natural history that is as much artistic and fantastical as it is encyclopedic. Edited and introduced by François-Marc Gagnon, The... (read more)

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A Concise History of Canadian Painting
A Concise History of Canadian Painting
by Dennis Reid
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First published in 1973, this book quickly became an indispensable short history of Canadian painting. This new edition has been extensively revised and expanded to reflect new information and new interpretations. The first edition studied Canadian... (read more)

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Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven
Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven
by Ross King
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Beginning in 1912, Defiant Spirits traces the artistic development of Tom Thomson and the future members of the Group of Seven, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley... (read more)

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The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: An Introduction
The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson: An Introduction
by Anne Newlands
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An introduction to the artists who symbolize the Canadian spirit. Canada's most renowned artists, the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, celebrated the country's wild beauty. They saw in the untamed land a reflection of the national spirit, and called... (read more)

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The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson
The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson
by David P. Silcox
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Notable for the superb quality and the quantity of its color plates, this attractive work surveys the paintings and careers of Canada's celebrated Group of Seven, along with those of Tom Tomson, A.J. Casson, Edwin Holgate, and LeMoine FitzGerald, who... (read more)

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Public Art in Vancouver: Angels Among Lions
Public Art in Vancouver: Angels Among Lions
by John Steil
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Featuring more than 500 public art installations, this is the first comprehensive guidebook to explore Vancouver's urban treasures.The character of a city is revealed by the public art that neighborhoods and residents collectively place on streets and... (read more)

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General Idea: A Retrospective, 1969-1994
General Idea: A Retrospective, 1969-1994
by Frederic Bonnet
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General Idea was founded in Toronto in 1969 by Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal and AA Bronson as a generic identity to free the artists from the tyranny of individual genius. Under the leadership of their fictitious muse Miss General Idea, and inspired by... (read more)

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Conde and Beveridge: Class Works
Conde and Beveridge: Class Works
by Bruce Barber
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Over the past 30 years, Canadian artists Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge have developed a collaborative practice of working with organized labor to reveal the increasingly complex relationships between paid work and global, ethical and environmental... (read more)

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Canvas of War Painting the Canadian Experience 1914 To 1945
Canvas of War Painting the Canadian Experience 1914 To 1945
by Dean F Oliver
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During the First and Second World Wars some of Canada's finest artists were commissioned to capture history in the making. This superb book weaves 110 full-colour, seldom-seen images, works produced on the battlefield, with archival photographs and an... (read more)

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A Brush with War: Military Art from Korea to Afghanistan
A Brush with War: Military Art from Korea to Afghanistan
by Laura Brandon
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This full-color guide for the exhibition A Brush with War: Military Art from Korea to Afghanistan provides a powerful visual record of the Canadian military experience from 1946 to 2008, and shows how Canadian artists are expanding the boundaries of... (read more)

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Ideas of North a Guide To Canadian Arts & Culture
Ideas of North a Guide To Canadian Arts & Culture
by Tom Henighan
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index.... (read more)

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Painting in Canada: A History
Painting in Canada: A History
by J Russell Harper
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Since its first appearance in 1967, Russell Harper's classic study of Canadian painting has been recognized as the outstanding authority on the subject. This edition provides a comprehensive survey, generously illustrated, of three centuries of Canadian... (read more)

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Canadian Painters 1ST Edition
Canadian Painters 1ST Edition
by D W Buchanan
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Artisan a Collection of Kootenay Artisan
Artisan a Collection of Kootenay Artisan
by Kootenay Boundary Ar
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Crosscups Painted Parlour
Crosscups Painted Parlour
by Victoria Baker
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Beauty Is a Collection of Okanagan Art
Beauty Is a Collection of Okanagan Art
by C E Krueger
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Canada illustrated :the art of nineteenth-century engraving
Canada illustrated :the art of nineteenth-century engraving
by Dreadnaught
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