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Abstract: Nancy Townshend's book on art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains, and Selkirk Mountains presents these mountains' justifiable prominence in world art. For over two centuries, Canadian artists have admired their magnitude and grandeur, their endlessly changing light and atmospheric conditions, their four distinct seasons, and myriad other aspects. The book is organized chronologically into three eras: traditional (1809 –1899), Modern (1900–1973) and contemporary (1974–2012). From David Thompson's watercolours in the early nineteenth century (c. 1809) of the East Kootenays to Jan Kabatoff's multimedia art of the early twenty-first century that addresses the impact of global warming on glaciers, Townshend's book presents a whole gamut of Canadian art inspired by these great mountains. Featuring three comprehensive overviews and thirteen chapters on both central and western Canadian artists, as well as a chapter on American artist John Singer Sargent, the book offers insights into their art and inspirations. What did two centuries of artistic exploration in the infinitely facetted Canadian Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks yield? How did the resulting works of art serve to build a unique western Canadian identity? How does the West inform Canadians about themselves, about their own place in the world at this critical time in world history? Townshend answers these questions in this significant reference book for decades to come. Over the past two hundred years, a shift from the exploitative view of Canada's mountain West during the traditional era to the contemporary creative genesis of this area has occurred. Because of the contemporary artists' commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental issues, the contemporary era is more outward looking and expansive, concerned about the world's future. Townshend's all-encompassing text and selected stunning images confirm John Ruskin's observation that mountains are "the beginning and end of all natural scenery." That Canada's mountain West is indeed a place to be revered, a place from which we can learn about ourselves now and in the future. (from author's website)

Contents: Preface; Introduction to the Traditional Era (1809-1899):; Chapter One - Lucius O'Brien (1832-1899); Chapter Two - William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913); Chapter Three - Frederic Bell-Smith (1846-1923); Chapter Four - David Thompson (1770-1857); Chapter Five - Richard Henery Trueman (1856-1911); Chapter Six - Byron Harmon (1976-1942); Introduction to the Modern Era (1900-1971):; Chapter Seven - Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970); Chapter Eight - J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932); Chapter Nine - John Singer Sargent (1856-1925); Chapter Ten - Peter Whyte (1905-1966); Chapter Eleven - Catharine Robb Whyte (1906-1979); Introduction to the Contemporary Era (1972-2012):; Chapter Twelve - Kent Monkman (1965-); Chapter Thirteen - Jin-Me Yoon (1960-); Chapter Fourteen - Jan Kabatoff (1948-); Conclusion; Index

Notes: Signed by author

ISBN: 978-1-897411-37-7

Accession Number: AC637

Call Number: N T69 A78

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Author's website

Websites

https://nancytownshend.ca/books.html

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Higher states: Lawren Harris and his American contemporaries

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19836

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2017

Author: Nasgaard, Roald and Gwendolyn Owens

Publisher: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada : Goose Lane Editions ; Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada : McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

Call Number: 06.1 N17h

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Author: Nasgaard, Roald and Gwendolyn Owens

Responsibility: Roald Nasgaard and Gwendolyn Owens

Publisher: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada : Goose Lane Editions ; Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada : McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 201 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 27 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art

Subjects: Art; Art, Canadian; Harris, Lawren; Art History

Abstract: Lawren Harris sought greater and greater heights as his career progressed; from mountains to states of mind, he aimed to go higher. This iconic Canadian landscape painter took a seemingly unexpected turn toward abstract art in 1934 – the year in which he moved to the United States, where he remained until 1940. Higher States frames Harris in the larger North American context during his years in New Hampshire and New Mexico, and features an important presentation of his US counterparts, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, and Marsden Hartley. Guest curators Dr. Roald Nasgaard and Gwendolyn Owens investigate the evolution of Harris’s painting from landscape to abstraction and demonstrate his integral role in cross-border artistic developments. (Taken from McMichael: Canadian Art Collection)

Contents: Foreward and forward / Sarah Stanners -- Harris's modernity : the engineering draughtsman's instruments / Roald Nasgaard -- A high sort of seeing : Emerson, Harris, and the American moderns / Gwendolyn Owens -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- List of works -- Artist biographies / Emily Baker & Isabella Mello.

ISBN: 9780864929655

Accession Number: 2019.46

Call Number: 06.1 N17h

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: URL pertains to the website in which the abstract was taken from

Websites

http://mcmichael.com/event/higher-states-lawren-harris-and-his-american-contemporaries/

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Mount Robson : spiral road of art

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14802

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2013

Author: Gooch, Jane Lytton

Publisher: Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: N G66 R63

Author: Gooch, Jane Lytton

Responsibility: Jane Lytton Gooch ; preface by Robert W. Sandford

Publisher: Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Alpine Club of Canada; Mount Robson Provincial Park; Robson, Mount; Harris, Lawren; Coleman, A.P; Harmon, Byron

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes artwork of A. P. Coleman, A. Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris, Byron Harmon and others, plus contemporary artists and photographers

ISBN: 9781927330609

Accession Number: AC610 copy 2 transferred to ARC

Call Number: N G66 R63

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Stone and sky : Canada's mountain landscape

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19779

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2018

Author: Audain Art Museum

Publisher: Whistler, BC : Audain Art Museum

Call Number: 06.1 Au1s

Author: Audain Art Museum

Responsibility: Audain Art Museum

Publisher: Whistler, BC : Audain Art Museum

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 142 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Mountains; Photography; Harris, Lawren; Jackson A Y; Whyte, Peter; Canadian Pacific Railway; Art galleries; Exhibitions; Exhibition catalogue

Abstract: Pertains to the Rocky Mountains including portrayal by the Canadian Pacific Railway, Walter J. Phillips, Ima Uhthoff, Joseph Plaskett, Takao Tanabe, Lawren Harris, Peter Whyte, A.Y. Jackson

Contents: Foreword / Brianna Beacom -- Eastern Canada / Justin Barski -- Changing perceptions of mountain landscapes / Roger Boulet -- Arctic mountains / Justin Barski -- At the summit of the soul / Lisa Christensen -- Rocky Mountains / Justin Barski -- An unseen landscape / Darrin J. Martens -- Coastal mountains / Justin Barski.

ISBN: 978-0-9950106-3-5

Accession Number: 2019.24

Call Number: 06.1 Au1s

Collection: Archives Library

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