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So you want snow scenes to paint
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24919
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 196-
- Author
- Gonsalves, Mannie
- Publisher
- Tustin, Calif. : W.T. Foster
- Call Number
- 06.1 G11s PAM O.S.
- Author
- Gonsalves, Mannie
- Responsibility
- Walter T. Foster (publisher)
- Mannie Gonsalves (author)
- Publisher
- Tustin, Calif. : W.T. Foster
- Published Date
- 196-
- Physical Description
- [32] p. : (chiefly col. illus.)
- Subjects
- Art
- Subjects
- Painting
- Abstract
- Pertains to techniques used in painting to represent snow scenes - some examples are of the Canadian Rockies
- Contents
- Composition
- Underpainting
- Snow
- Local Colour
- Brushes
- Finishing Touches
- Accession Number
- 7913
- Call Number
- 06.1 G11s PAM O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bird portraits in color : two hundred ninety-five North American species
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19996
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Roberts, Thomas S.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : The University of Minnesota Press
- Call Number
- 06.1 R54b
- Author
- Roberts, Thomas S.
- Responsibility
- Thomas S. Roberts
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : The University of Minnesota Press
- Published Date
- 1960
- Subjects
- Painting
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of ninety two color plates painted by various accomplished artists. While the publication certainly establishes an artistic flair, it is in many ways factual as well. The book discusses over two hundred and ninety-five bird species found throughout North America. Comprehensive in nature, the guide offers insight into each bird species habitat, scientific name and other relevant information. Readers can expect to learn about the vast bird species that exist in North America, while also enjoying the stunning art work featured by the following artists, Allan Brooks, George M. Sutton, Walter A. Weber, Francis Lee Jaques, Walter J. Breckenridge, Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
- Notes
- Illustrated with ninety-two color plates by Allan Brooks, George M. Sutton, Walter A. Weber, Francis Lee Jaques, Walter J. Breckenridge, and Louise Agassiz Fuertes
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 06.1 R54b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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David Milne : an introduction to his life and art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20011
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2005
- Author
- Silcox, David
- Publisher
- Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si3d
- Author
- Silcox, David
- Responsibility
- David Silcox
- Publisher
- Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
- Published Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Painting
- Watercolors
- Milne, David
- Abstract
- Pertains to the work of David Brown Milne, a modernist artists whose work reflected the intellectual and emotional mind. Milne was a highly respected and influential artist who portrayed astonishing technique in both oil and watercolour. Rather than follow the path various other artists had at the time of his career, Milne ascended his own path, and his work reflects such independence. The publication is comprehensive in the sense that it combines Milne’s art with a history of his life and experiences. Written by David Silcox, the publication explores the artist’s successes, failures and major breakthroughs, artistically speaking. Readers can expect to learn more about David Brown Milne and his artistic endeavors.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 9)
- One: Early promise and early success (pg. 11)
- Two: A solitary path (pg. 19)
- Three: The Great Depression: Years of productivity (pg. 39)
- Four: Recognition and acceptance (pg. 49)
- Epilogue (pg. 62)
- Selected bibliography (pg. 63)
- Index (pg. 64)
- ISBN
- 1552977560
- Accession Number
- 2019.61
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si3d
- Collection
- Archives Library
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David Milne : painting place
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20012
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1976
- Author
- Tovell, Rosemarie L.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada, A National Museum of Canada
- Call Number
- 06.1 T55d
- Author
- Tovell, Rosemarie L.
- Responsibility
- Rosemarie L. Tovell
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada, A National Museum of Canada
- Published Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 35 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Subjects
- Painting
- Watercolors
- Milne, David
- Abstract
- Pertains to the work of David Brown Milne, a modernist artists whose work reflected the intellectual and emotional mind. Milne was a highly respected and influential artist who portrayed astonishing technique in both oil and watercolour. Rather than follow the path various other artists had at the time of his career, Milne ascended his own path, and his work reflects such independence. Written by Rosemarie L. Tovell, the publication explores the artist’s successes, failures and major breakthroughs, artistically speaking. Readers can expect to learn more about David Brown Milne and his artistic endeavors.
- Notes
- Text is in both French and English
- ISBN
- 0888843135
- Accession Number
- 2019.61
- Call Number
- 06.1 T55d
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Harvest of the spirit : Illingworth Kerr retrospective
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20026
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1985
- Author
- catalogue essay and exhibition production, Maggie Callahan
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Edmonton Art Gallery
- Call Number
- 06.1 C13h
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Edmonton Art Gallery
- Published Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 62 p. : ill., port. ; 22 x 26 cm
- Subjects
- Art
- Biography
- Exhibition catalogue
- Subjects
- Painting
- Abstract
- Pertains to the work of Illingworth Kerr, a Canadian western landscape painter. The exhibition and catalogue was intended to celebrate the extensive art career, and 80th birthday of Illingworth Kerr. In an effort to showcase the variety of Kerr’s artistic expression, the exhibition organizer’s divided Kerr’s work into the following categories; landscapes, animal studies, portraits, townscapes, abstracts and automatic paintings. The exhibition organizer, Maggie Callahan, shares a comprehsneive anlalysis of Kerr’s life as an artist and his work over his impressive 60 year career.
- Contents
- Forword (pg. 2)
- Curators' notes (pg. 3)
- Acknowledgements (pg. 4)
- Essay -
- Kerr's youth (pg. 6)
- Ontario College of Art (1924-27) (pg. 7)
- Back to the prairies (1927-36) (pg. 16)
- A decade of wandering (1936-46) (pg. 28)
- Alberta College of Arts (1947-67) (pg. 32)
- Kerr today (pg. 42)
- List of works (pg. 55)
- Selected bibliography (pg. 59)
- Chronology (pg. 60)
- Itinerary (pg. 62)
- Notes
- Exhibition held at the Edmonton Art Gallery, Mar. 2-Apr. 14, 1985 and other places.
- ISBN
- 088950041X
- Accession Number
- 2019.61
- Call Number
- 06.1 C13h
- Collection
- Archives Library
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David B. Milne : sight and site : location and the work of David B. Milne
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20036
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1997?
- Author
- Guest curated by Peter Savage and Lynda Snider.
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : The Nickle Arts Museum
- Call Number
- 06.1 Sa9s
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : The Nickle Arts Museum
- Published Date
- 1997?
- Subjects
- Exhibition catalogue
- Canadian art
- Abstract
- Pertains to the Sight and Site project which in part revealed the richness of Calgary’s cultural community. The intent of the publication was to explore the artistic works of David B. Milne, a notable Canadian landscapist. The curators, Peter Savage and Lynda Snider explored the ways in which Milne’s style changed overtime, as well as other relevant and interesting details regarding his artistic career.
- Contents
- Foreword - Dr. Ann Davis (pg. 3)
- Sight and Site: Location and the works of David B. Milne - Peter Savage and Lynda Snider (pg. 4)
- Works in Exhibition - Quyen Hoang (pg. 7)
- The Colophon print - Peter Savage (pg. 49)
- Credits (pg. 55)
- Accession Number
- 2019.61
- Call Number
- 06.1 Sa9s
- Collection
- Archives Library
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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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The guild of Boston artists : founded 1914
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20127
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1970
- Author
- The Guild of Boston Artists
- Publisher
- Boston : The Guild of Boston Artists
- Edition
- 1rst ed.
- Call Number
- 06.1 G94t
- Author
- The Guild of Boston Artists
- Edition
- 1rst ed.
- Publisher
- Boston : The Guild of Boston Artists
- Published Date
- 1970
- Subjects
- Boston, United States
- Abstract
- “The Guild of Boston Artists represents a kind of healthy extrovertism and a profound respect for the robust and optimistic aspects of American life. In a time of alarms, and concerns about environment, its members affirm a faith in the enduring beauty of nature – the inexhaustible source of artistic inspiration – and in the continuing existence of high standards and disciplines of professional craftsmanship.”
- Notes
- Abstract taken directly from publication
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 06.1 G94t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The art of the old west : from the collection of the Gilcrease Institute
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20609
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1981
- Author
- Rossi, Paul A., 1929-
- Publisher
- New York : Promontory Press
- Call Number
- ND50 R67
- Author
- Rossi, Paul A., 1929-
- Responsibility
- Selections and text by Paul A. Rossi and David C. Hunt
- Publisher
- New York : Promontory Press
- Published Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 335p. : ill. (some col.), port.
- Subjects
- Art and history
- Art and war
- Indians - Art
- Hunting in art
- Art
- The West in art
- Painting
- Drawing
- Notes
- Full title of Institute: Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Includes bibliographical references
- Call Number
- ND50 R67
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Painting in public
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20809
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1948
- Author
- Grosser, Maurice
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf
- Call Number
- ND1260 G7
- Author
- Grosser, Maurice
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf
- Published Date
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 235p.
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- ND1260 G7
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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