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Painting in Canada : a history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20037
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1977
- Author
- Harper, J. Russell
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 2d ed.
- Call Number
- 06.1 H11p
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- Author
- Harper, J. Russell
- Responsibility
- J. Russell Harper
- Edition
- 2d ed.
- Publisher
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- vii, 463 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Art
- Canadian art
- Subjects
- Art History
- Painting
- Paintings, Canadian
- Abstract
- Through a lively combination of entertaining anecdotes, descriptions of the cultural background, biographical accounts, and critical judgement, the reader comes to know intimately the artists, their paintings, and their environments.
- Contents
- The age of Laval -- Votive painting in New France -- Local painters in New France -- Early painting in British North America -- The aftermath of the Seven Years' War -- British Army topographers in Eastern Canada -- The Golden Age in Quebec: the beginning -- The Golden Age in Quebec: maturity -- Along the Atlantic seaboard -- Portraits for the masses -- Kreighoff and genre in Quebec -- Pre-confederation years in Ontario -- The lure of the West -- The last frozen barrier -- Art in the New Dominion -- The British tradition at confederation -- A news search for Canada -- The dignity of labour -- French academic influences -- Contrasts in Quebec -- Painting as an aesthetic experience -- Nationalism and the 'Group' -- Contemporaries of the 'Group' -- Regionalism in the thirties -- Transformation in the West -- Towards non-objectivity: beginnings -- Reawakening in Montral -- Anglophone revolt in the fifties.
- Notes
- Abstract taken from Aurora, check link for more details
- ISBN
- 0802022715
- Accession Number
- 2019.61
- Call Number
- 06.1 H11p
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Call of the wild - National Museum of Wildlife Art Volume 5, Number 1, 2009
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25122
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- National Museum of Wildlife Art
- Publisher
- National Museum of Wildlife Art
- Call Number
- 06.1 N19c 2009 PAM
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- Publisher
- National Museum of Wildlife Art
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 46 pages ; illus.
- Series
- Volume 5, Number 1
- Subjects
- Wildlife
- Wildlife artists
- Art
- Art galleries
- Artists
- Abstract
- Pertains to wildlife art and wildlife artists at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming
- Contents
- Patrons without peer: selections from the McCoy Collection
- He speaks for the trees: Dr. Suess and the Lorax
- On the natural world
- Collection spotlight: Dan Ostermiller's "The Emperor"
- Walter Hood to design sculpture trail for museum
- Wildlife in American art
- Community focus committee: engaging the community
- Notes
- Features article on page 18 entitled "Looking at Wildlfe - the maturing Carl Rungius" - the National Museum of Wildlife Art holds the largest collection of Carl Rungius pieces in the United States
- Accession Number
- TBD
- Call Number
- 06.1 N19c 2009 PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- National Museum of Wildlife Art website
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Eskimo prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20046
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1971
- Author
- Houston, James
- Publisher
- [Don Mills, Ontario] : Longman Canada
- Call Number
- 06.1 H81e
1 website
- Author
- Houston, James
- Responsibility
- James Houston
- Publisher
- [Don Mills, Ontario] : Longman Canada
- Published Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 110 pages : illustrations ; 23 x 26 cm
- Subjects
- Baffin Island
- Inuit
- Art
- Subjects
- Prints
- Abstract
- Pertains to the art and inspiration of Canadian artist, James Houston. Houston was an acclaimed designer, educator, filmmaker, children’s author and artist prior to his passing in 2005. He helped to encourage the recognition of Inuit art, as well as introduced printmaking to the Inuit community. The publication covers the journey to printmaking, and the ways he helped encourage a new form of creative expression in various Inuit communities.
- Notes
- English and French text on same pages in 2 columns.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 06.1 H81e
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- URL provides more information on the Houston families collaborative efforts with Inuit Peoples.
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Expanding horizons : painting and photography of American and Canadian landscape, 1860-1918
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24957
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Goldfarb, Hilliard T.
- Publisher
- [Montreal] : Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Call Number
- 06.1 G11e O.S.
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- Author
- Goldfarb, Hilliard T.
- Responsibility
- Hilliard T. Goldfarb (editor)
- Publisher
- [Montreal] : Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 318 pages : illustrations (some color), maps
- Subjects
- Art
- Landscapes
- Artists
- Photographers
- Photography
- Exhibitions
- Canada
- United States
- North America
- Abstract
- Catalogue of an exhibition first held at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from June 18 to Sept. 27, 2009 and then travelling to Vancouver Art Gallery, from Oct. 17, 2009 to Janu. 17, 2010. Issued also in French under title: Grandeur nature : peinture et photographie des paysages ame´ricains et canadiens de 1860 a` 1918.
- Contents
- Endangered horizons / Nathalie Bondil -- Lenders to the exhibition -- Crossed destinies: manifesting the paths of nationhood in the United States and Canada through Landscapes, 1860-1918 / Hilliard T. Goldfarb -- Flexible frontiers: expansion, contraction, regeneration / T.J. Jackson Lears -- Nature transcendent -- The most northerly horizon / Rosalind Pepall -- The forest, Niagara and the sublime / Franc¸ois-Marc Gagnon -- Works -- The stage of history and the theatre of myth -- Looking at landscape in athe age of environmentalism / Lynda Jessup -- Too silent to be real / Richard Hill -- Works -- Man versus nature -- Painting and photography in British Columbia, 1871-1916: some observations / Ian Thom -- Works -- Nature domesticated -- Word and image: North American landscape in nineteenth-century illustrated publications / Brian Foss -- John Singer Sargent's adventurous summer in the Canadian Rockies: the visit to rh Yoho Valley in 1916 / Hilliard T. Goldfarb -- Works -- The urban landscape -- "To pavements and homesteads here" : landscape, photography, and the transcendence of time and space / Philip Brookman -- Works -- The return of nature -- Introduction -- Works.
- ISBN
- 9782891923347
- Accession Number
- 2019.94
- Call Number
- 06.1 G11e O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Review and synopsis on Canadian Architect website
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Island forest year : Elk Island National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25110
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1979
- Author
- Griffiths, Deirdre
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
- Call Number
- 13.115 G87i
1 website
- Author
- Griffiths, Deirdre
- Responsibility
- Deirdre Griffiths
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- ix, 257 pages : illustrations
- Abstract
- The interaction of plants, animals, landscapes, waterways, and weather forms the enchanting backdrop for the adventures of Deirdre Griffiths as resident naturalist for more than three years in Elk Island National Park. (from University of Alberta Press website)
- Contents
- The Setting
- The Diary
- Appendices (annotated checklists)
- Notes
- Written and illustrated by Deirdre Griffiths
- ISBN
- 0888640609
- Accession Number
- 3154
- Call Number
- 13.115 G87i
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on University of Alberta Press website
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Let the chaps fall where they may
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24967
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1950
- Author
- Cameron, Stewart
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Cameron Cartoons
- Call Number
- 06 C14l PAM
1 website
- Author
- Cameron, Stewart
- Responsibility
- Stewart Cameron
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Cameron Cartoons
- Published Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- [12] leaves : chiefly ill
- Subjects
- Cartoons
- Calgary Stampede
- Art
- Abstract
- Pertains to twelve cartoons of scenes of the Calgary Stampede drawn by Stewart Cameron
- Contents
- Brahma Bull Riding (and bull fighter)
- Steer Decorating
- Calf Roping
- Bareback Riding
- Steer Riding
- Saddle Bronk Riding and Pick-up Men
- Square Dancing
- Flap-jacks For Free
- Start of Chuck Wagon Race (Figure 8 Around Barrels)
- Section of Parade
- Notes
- Includes short biography of artist and explanation of how chuck wagon races occur. Stored in envelope with "Let the Chaps Fall Where They May - complete new series following 'What I saw at the Calgary Stampede' " with cartoon on front, space for address and stamp and Cameron Cartoons contact information
- Accession Number
- 3069A
- Call Number
- 06 C14l PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Stewart Cameron's biography on Encyclopedia of Canadian Animation, Cartooning and Illustration
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There is my people sleeping
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25087
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1974
- Author
- Stump, Sarain
- Publisher
- Sidney, B.C. : Gray's Pub.
- Edition
- 3rd
- Call Number
- 06.1 St9t copy 2
1 website
- Variant Title
- There is my people sleeping : the ethnic poem-drawings of Sarain Stump
- Author
- Stump, Sarain
- Responsibility
- Sarain Stump
- Edition
- 3rd
- Publisher
- Sidney, B.C. : Gray's Pub.
- Published Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- ca. 150 p. : ill.
- Subjects
- Art
- Poetry
- First Nations
- Abstract
- Poems and illustrations by Sarain Stump
- ISBN
- 0888260563
- Accession Number
- TBD
- Call Number
- 06.1 St9t copy 2
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online via Open Library
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Whispering in my ears and mingling with my dreams
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20044
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1975
- Author
- Etook, Tivi
- Publisher
- Ville Saint Laurent, Qu, 1975 : Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec
- Call Number
- 06.1 Et6t
1 website
- Variant Title
- legendes susurrees a mes oreilles s'entremelant a mes reves
- Author
- Etook, Tivi
- Responsibility
- Tivi Etook
- Publisher
- Ville Saint Laurent, Qu, 1975 : Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec
- Published Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 44 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the artwork and brief history of Tivi Etook, a Canadian Inuit artist, illustrator and printmaker. The publication includes an interview from Etook, in which he shares details about his life and upbringing as an Inuit man. His art is deeply spiritual, reflecting his cultural roots. Readers can expect to learn more about Inuit culture and tradition, while enjoying the stunning art created by Etook himself.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 06.1 Et6t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- For access to more of Tivi Etook's art work, follow the URL linked above
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