topic:"art" found 5 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

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.

Websites

http://www.houston-north-gallery.ns.ca/

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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

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Author: Griffiths, Deirdre

Responsibility: Deirdre Griffiths

Publisher: Edmonton : University of Alberta Press

Published Date: 1979

Physical Description: ix, 257 pages : illustrations

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

Subjects: National parks; National parks and reserves; Elk Island National Park; Art; Naturalists; Nature

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

Websites

https://www.uap.ualberta.ca/titles/651-9780888640604-island-forest-year-elk-island-national-park

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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

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

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

Websites

https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/search?databaseList=283&queryString=painting+in+canada+%3A+a+history#/oclc/4035312

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There is my people sleeping

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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

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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.

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

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

Websites

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL5741838M/There_is_my_people_sleeping

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Whispering in my ears and mingling with my dreams

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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

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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

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

Subjects: Inuit; Art

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

Websites

http://art.avataq.qc.ca/artists/gallery/tivi-etook

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