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A Treasury of Tom Thomson

Author : Joan Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781553658863
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (588 download)

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Download or read book A Treasury of Tom Thomson written by Joan Murray and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Thomson's most influential paintings as chosen by his friends and collectors, illustrating a moving, untold story in Canadian art. In spring 1918, Lawren Harris and J.E.H. MacDonald, two members of the soon-to-be-formed Group of Seven, met in the Studio Building in Toronto. Their friend Tom Thomson had died the year before, and they determined to establish him as one of Canada's great artists. Most of his paintings and sketches were stacked up in the studio. They would select the best, mark their comments on the back of these works and make sure they got into Canada's most prestigious public and private collections. These two great artists had been Thomson's mentors and friends, teaching him about current art movements and coaching him in painting techniques. The pupil would become the master -- and Harris and MacDonald, together with A.Y. Jackson, wanted to be sure that he would be recognized and remembered. Art historian Joan Murray has constructed a beautiful, intimate treasury of Thomson's "best paintings," as chosen by these artist friends and later major collectors, and has written an insightful commentary on each one. Knowing the story that lies behind Thomson's great works helps us to view these paintings with new insight and appreciation. We understand what makes these works special. A Treasury of Tom Thomson was published with two different covers to highlight the range of Tom Thomson's work.

Tom Thomson

Author : David Silcox
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 1443442356
Total Pages : 729 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Tom Thomson written by David Silcox and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning new edition of the Canadian classic with never-before-seen paintings First published in 1977 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of a Canadian painter whose brief, brilliant life, and untimely death in a mysterious canoe accident, gained him mythic status in his homeland, Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm quickly attained legendary status in its own right. This newly designed and expanded edition revives a classic and adds more than 25 never-before-seen paintings and a new introduction. Co-authors Harold Town, a founder of the Painters Eleven and an icon of Canadian art himself, and art historian David P. Silcox, former head of Sotheby's Canadian division, celebrate this early associate of the Group of Seven as a key creative figure without falling into the trap of cultural jingoism. Thomson, the authors maintain, was an inspired regional painter—in the best sense of that term—who stumbled upon the bold Expressionist palette pioneered by Matisse and his contemporaries despite working from a provincial backwater. Thomson's finest works are reproduced here in painstakingly colour-matched plates, including more than 80 of Thomson's famous oil sketches in exactly their original size.

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson

Author : David P. Silcox
Publisher : Firefly Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781554078851
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson written by David P. Silcox and published by Firefly Books Limited. This book was released on 2011 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates the artisitic legacy of eleven artists who broke with tradition and established a new way of painting Canada. Although they called themselves the Group of Seven, the members eventually numbered ten. Tom Thompson, who died before the group was established, was always present in spirit and in the public mind--Page 4 of cover.

Flowers

Author : Joan Murray
Publisher : McArthur
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers written by Joan Murray and published by McArthur. This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a small and elegant container of mostly small paintings. It will make the work of these geniuses accessible rather than simply awesome.

In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven

Author : Jim Waddington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780864929082
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven written by Jim Waddington and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes reproductions of original paintings by the Group of Seven and contemporary photographs of the locations where the original works were created.

Arthur Erickson

Author : David Stouck
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1771000120
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Arthur Erickson written by David Stouck and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2012-11-09 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Erickson, Canada's pre-eminent philosopher architect, was renowned internationally for his innovative approach to landscape, his genius for spatial composition, and his epic vision of architecture for people. Among his most celebrated large-scale works are three that helped to define Vancouver's urban landscape: Simon Fraser University, on Burnaby Mountain; the Robson Square complex at the heart of the city; and the exquisite Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Travel was key to Erickson's creative process; floating high above the clouds on extended airline flights, he made preliminary drawings on vellum with his fine-point black felt-tip pen, designing influential works not only for other parts of Canada-including Toronto's widely admired Roy Thomson Hall--but for sites in the U.S., Britain, and the Middle and Far East. Erickson worked chiefly in concrete, which he called "the marble of our times," and wherever they appear, his buildings move the spirit with their poetic freshness and their mission to inspire. But he was also a controversial figure, more than once attracting the ire of his fellow architects, and his professional achievements were tarnished by the excesses of a complicated personal life that resulted in a series of tawdry bankruptcies. In a fall from grace that recalls a Greek tragedy, Canada's great architect-a handsome, elegant man who lived like a millionaire and counted among his close friends Pierre Trudeau and Elizabeth Taylor-eventually became homeless and penniless. This first full biography of Erickson, who died in 2009 at the age of eighty-four, traces the architect's life from its modest origins to his emergence on the world stage. Author David Stouck, acclaimed for his earlier biographies of Ethel Wilson and Sinclair Ross, demonstrates here once again why his work has been praised as imaginative, incisive and compelling. Grounded in interviews with Erickson and his family, friends and clients, as well as the resources of extensive public archives, TITLE is both an intimate portrait of the man and a stirring account of how Erickson made his buildings work. Beautifully written and superbly researched, it is also a provocative look at the phenomenon of cultural heroes and the nature of what we call "genius."

Tragedy at Dieppe

Author : Mark Zuehlke
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1553658361
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Tragedy at Dieppe written by Mark Zuehlke and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its trademark "you are there" style, Mark Zuehlke's tenth Canadian Battle Series volume tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo," Dieppe had no strategic importance, but with the Soviet Union thrown on the ropes by German invasion and America having just entered the war, Britain was under intense pressure to launch a major cross-Channel attack against France. Since 1939, Canadian troops had massed in Britain and trained for the inevitable day of the mass invasion of Europe that would finally occur in 1944. But the Canadian public and many politicians were impatient to see Canadian soldiers fight sooner. The first major rehearsal proved such a shambles the raid was pushed back to the end of July only to be cancelled by poor weather. Later, in a decision still shrouded in controversy, the operation was reborn. Dieppe however did not go smoothly. Drawing on rare archival documents and personal interviews, Mark Zuehlke examines how the raid came to be and why it went so tragically wrong. Ultimately, Tragedy at Dieppe honors the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought and died that fateful day on the beaches of Dieppe.

Tom Thomson

Author : Wayne Larsen
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1554888492
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book Tom Thomson written by Wayne Larsen and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Thomson (1877-1917) occupies a prominent position in Canada's national culture and has become a celebrated icon for his magnificent landscapes as well as for his brief life and mysterious death. The shy, enigmatic artist and woodsman's innovative painting style produced such seminal Canadian images as The Jack Pine and The West Wind, while his untimely drowning nearly a century ago is still a popular subject of fierce debate. Originally a commercial artist, Thomson fell in love with the forests and lakes of Ontario's Algonquin Park and devoted himself to rendering the north country's changing seasons in a series of colourful sketches and canvases. Dividing his time between his beloved wilderness and a shack behind the Studio Building near downtown Toronto, Thomson was a major inspiration to his painter friends who, not long after his death, went on to change the course of Canadian art as the influential - and equally controversial - Group of Seven.

And No Birds Sang

Author : Farley Mowat
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN 13 : 1771000309
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book And No Birds Sang written by Farley Mowat and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mowat's gripping account of how a young man, excited by the prospect of battle, is transformed into a war-weary veteran.

Hundreds and Thousands

Author : Emily Carr
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1926685962
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Hundreds and Thousands written by Emily Carr and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily Carr’s journals from 1927 to 1941 portray the happy, productive period when she was able to resume painting after dismal years of raising dogs and renting out rooms to pay the bills. These revealing entries convey her passionate connection with nature, her struggle to find her voice as a writer, and her vision and philosophy as a painter.

Operation Husky

Author : Mark Zuehlke
Publisher : D & M Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1926685776
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Operation Husky written by Mark Zuehlke and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 10, 1943, two great Allied armadas of over 2,000 ships readied to invade Sicily. This was Operation Husky, the first step toward winning a toehold in fascist-occupied Europe. Among the invaders were 20,000 Canadian troops serving in the First Canadian Infantry Division and First Canadian Tank Brigade — in their first combat experience. Over the next 28 days, the Allied troops carved a path through the rugged land, despite fierce German opposition. Drawing on firsthand accounts of veterans and official military records, Operation Husky offers a gripping, meticulous account of this seminal operation and the young men who fought, died, and survived it.

The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language

Author : Francis Turner Palgrave
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language written by Francis Turner Palgrave and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Return of the Wolf

Author : Paula Wild
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN 13 : 1771622075
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Return of the Wolf written by Paula Wild and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolves were once common throughout North America and Eurasia. But by the early twentieth century, bounties and organized hunts had drastically reduced their numbers. Today, the wolf is returning to its ancestral territories, and the “coywolf”—a smaller, bolder wolf-coyote hybrid—is becoming more common. In Return of the Wolf, author Paula Wild gathers first-hand accounts of encounters with wolves and consults with wildlife experts for suggestions on how minimize conflict, respond to aggressive wolves and coexist with the apex predator. Wild explores the latest theories on how wolves became dogs, the evolving strategies to prevent livestock predation, and why Eurasian wolves seem more aggressive toward humans than their North American cousins. She also addresses the many misconceptions about wolves: for example, that they howl when hungry, kill for pleasure and always live in packs. What is true is that a wolf possesses a howl as unique as a human fingerprint and can trot eight kilometres per hour for most of the day or night in search of prey while using earth’s magnetic field to find its way. Some scientists consider wolves’ complex social structures and family bonds closer to humans’ than those of primates. In a skillful blend of natural history, Indigenous stories and interviews with scientists and conservationists, Wild examines our evolving relationship with wolves and how society’s attitudes affect the populations, behaviour and conservation of wolves today. As a highly social, intelligent animal, the wolf is proving adept at navigating the challenges of an ever-changing landscape. But their fate remains uncertain. Wolves are adapting to humans; can humans adapt to wolves?

A Book of Golden Deeds

Author : Charlotte Mary Yonge
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Book of Golden Deeds written by Charlotte Mary Yonge and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1927 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Best of the Group of Seven

Author : Joan Murray
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart Limited
ISBN 13 : 0771066740
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Best of the Group of Seven written by Joan Murray and published by McClelland & Stewart Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning, full-colour collection of the brilliant paintings that revolutionized Canadian art. In the early twentieth century a group of young artists strived to create, in Lawren Harris’s words, paintings that would “embody the moods and character and spirit of the country.” The fifty-four breathtaking colour plates in this book confirm their success. Well-loved landscapes, like Tom Thomson’s Jack Pine, appear beside some unexpected treasures like Edwin Holgate’s Nude in a Landscape. The essays by Joan Murray and Harris give historical context to the Group of Seven, and fascinating captions provide biographical notes and insightful critiques of each member’s style. No Canadian library is complete without this beautiful volume.

Why I Hate Canadians

Author : Will Ferguson
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781553652793
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book Why I Hate Canadians written by Will Ferguson and published by Douglas & McIntyre Limited. This book was released on 2007-04-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997, this hilarious book launched satirist Will Ferguson's career. Challenging the notion that Canadians are "nice," the book asks, "Do we as Canadians deserve a country so great?" Tackling subjects from Canada's favorite inbred royals to the mighty beaver as national icon, from sex in a canoe to all-Canadian "superhero" Captain Canuck, Ferguson rampages across the cultural landscape. The book also provides a fast-paced, opinionated overview of telling moments in Canadian history, including its run-amok Mounties and "fun-loving days" of the country's (unacknowledged) slave trade.

Palgrave's Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics ... - Primary Source Edition

Author : Francis Turner Palgrave
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781293393482
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Palgrave's Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics ... - Primary Source Edition written by Francis Turner Palgrave and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.