topic:"Exhibition catalogue" found 2 records - Research Collections

Abstract: "....documenting the effect of industrialization on the environment, Burtynsky provokes his viewers to contemplate the world he shoots. Published in conjunction with the first major retrospective of Burtynsky's work, this book requires more than a quick flip through the pages. At first one is dazzled by the color and apparent fluidity in the landscapes that he captures, but on deeper examination one begins to realize that these are quarry mines, oil refining factories, and recycling centers. Not your typical coffee-table book, this comes with a social and environmental message that should not be ignored. Essays by three curator/critics and an interview with the artist complement the 64 large-scale color images. Recommended for academic libraries and large art photo collections." – Sheila Devaney, University of Georgia (from Edward Burtynsky website)

Contents: Message from the sponsor; Foreward; Author's acknowledgements; Seeing the big picture - Lori Pauli; Edward Burtynsky : traditions and affinities - Mark Haworth-Booth; Form versus porten t: Edward Burtynsky's endangered landscapes - Kenneth Baker; The essential element : an interview with Edward Burtynsky - Michael Torosian; Plates; List of works; Chronology; Selected exhibitions; Public collections; Selected bibliography

Notes: Published as a companion to exhibition of National Gallery of Canada in 2003; With essays by Mark Haworth-Booth and Kenneth Baker and an interview by Michael Torosian

Call Number: 06.4 B95mp copy 1 - Oversize; 06.4 B95mp copy 2 - Reading Room (Feb 17, 2022)

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Responsibility: Helen Samson; Suzanne Sauvage; Nathalie Houle; Sarah Parsons; Joan M. Schwartz; Christian Vachon; Nora Hague; Heather McNabb

Subjects: Photographers; Photography; Exhibition catalogue; Exhibitions; Notman, William & Son

Abstract: This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the career of photographer William Notman (1826-1891). Born in Scotland, Notman emigrated to Canada in 1856; he settled in Montreal and opened a photography studio that later had branches throughout Canada and the United States. Notman documented the development of a continent, photographing street scenes in burgeoning cities and modern transportation by steam and rail, and creating portraits of such notable figures as Mark Twain, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sitting Bull, and Buffalo Bill. By fully exploiting the commercial and aesthetic potential of the rapidly advancing photographic technology, Notman contributed to the establishment of the socio-economic prominence of Montreal and played a key role in the formation of a Canadian national identity. Published and unpublished photographs are paired with texts that explore the photographer's numerous achievements. (from publisher's website)

Contents: Foreward - Suzanne Sauvage; Chronology - Nathalie Houle; Notman : a visionary photographer - Helene Samson; Notman's Montreal - photographs; The art of photography according to Notman - Helene Samson; Notman's studio as a space of performance - Sarah Parsons; The creative portrait - photographs; With word and image : Notman and the photographcially illustrated book - Joan M. Schwartz; Notman, creator of the first halftone - Christian Vachon; An imaginative geography - photographs; Notman's numbers - Nora Hague; The arrival of the Notman archives at the McCord Museum - Heather McNabb; Bibliography; About the authors

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