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Genre/Form: | Exhibition catalogues Exhibition catalogs Exhibitions Expositions In art Exhibitions |
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Named Person: | Emily Carr; Emily Carr; Emily Carr; Emily Carr |
Material Type: | Government publication, National government publication |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Emily Carr; Charles C Hill; Johanne Lamoureux; Ian M Thom; National Gallery of Canada.; Vancouver Art Gallery. |
ISBN: | 9781553651734 1553651731 |
OCLC Number: | 64670559 |
Notes: | Exhibition catalogue. Issued also in French under title: Emily Carr, nouvelles perspectives sur une légende canadienne. |
Description: | 335 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
Contents: | Foreword / Pierre Théberge, Kathleen S. Bartels -- Preface & acknowledgements / Ian M. Thom -- Reconstructing Emily Carr in Alaska / Jay Stewart & Peter Macnair -- The other French modernity of Emily Carr / Johanne Lamoureux -- The presentation of self in Emily Carr's writings / Shirley Bear & Susan Crean -- Backgrounds in Canadian art : the 1927 exhibition of Canadian west coast art : Native and modern / Charles C. Hill -- A chronology of love's contingencies / Marcia Crosby -- Emily Carr : clear cut / Andrew Hunter -- Locating Emily Carr : major writings on her work and life, 1945 to 1990 / Ian M. Thom -- Exhibiting Carr : the making and remaking of a Canadian icon / Gerta Moray -- Notes -- Works in the exhibition -- Authors' biographies. |
Responsibility: | curators: Charles C. Hill, Johanne Lamoureux, Ian M. Thom with essays by Jay Stewart [and others]. |
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Abstract:
A rich collection of essays and paintings offers new perspectives on Emily Carr's work and world.
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"[The book] offers a visual feast for anyone interested in the art of Emily Carr - " Literary Review of Canada, March 1, 2007 "Like the new exhibit this catalog puts Emily Carr's work in perspective as an important artist and a Canadian icon." International Art Treasures Web Magazine, Feb 1, 2007 Read more...
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