Towards the Group of Seven and Beyond : Canadian Art in the First Five Decades of the Twentieth Century

Dawn, Leslie. Towards the Group of Seven and Beyond : Canadian Art in the First Five Decades of the Twentieth Century. Kamloops, BC: Kamloops Art Gallery, 1998.

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Abstract (English)

Dawn's historical analysis of Canadian art from 1900 through to 1950 focuses on the Group of Seven. Reviewing how European and American modernism influenced artists in Canada, he also discusses notions of landscape, abstraction and the picturesque. Includes detailed commentary on selected works from the KAG's permanent collection. List of works. 24 bibl. ref.

Types: Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors: Dawn, Leslie (Author); Bailey, Jann L.M. (Prefacer); Keegan, Trish (Editor)
Dossier: 353 - KAMLOOPS ART GALLERY (Kamloops)
Collation: 56 p. : 17 ill. (4 col.) ; 23 x 18 cm
ISBN: 1895497310
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Kamloops, BC: Kamloops Art Gallery
Artists: Phillips, Walter J.; Hughes, E.J.
Art Organizations: Exhibition Centres > Canada > British Colombia > Kamloops Art Gallery (Kamloops)
Event Statement: One of five documents published on the occasion of an exhibition titled "Home Base", which marked the Kamloops Art Gallery's 20th anniversary and the opening of their new facility. - Exhibition dates unknown.
Keywords: LANDSCAPE; PICTURESQUE, THE; WILSON, JAMES; GROUP OF SEVEN; JACKSON, A.Y.; PLASKETT, JOE; ANDREWS, SYBIL; HARRIS, LAWREN S.; LINDNER, ERNEST; GREENBERG, CLEMENT; BELL-SMITH, FREDERICK; BEATTY, JOHN WILLIAM; LISMER, ARTHUR; BELL, ALISTAIR
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Date Deposited: 21 Oct 1999
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2012 17:13
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/13654
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