1st Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting
1955. Softcover. Blue wraps. [26] pp. 14 bw plates. Catalogue listing of 62 works, with very brief biographies of the artists, and foreword. More
1955. Softcover. Blue wraps. [26] pp. 14 bw plates. Catalogue listing of 62 works, with very brief biographies of the artists, and foreword. More
1963. Softcover. Color wraps. 32 pp. 4 color, 10 bw plates. Catalogue listing of 86 works, with brief biographies of the artists. Includes brief introduction and four-page essay by J. Russell Harper, "The Contemporary Canadian Scene". Text in French and English. More
1975. Hardcover. Brown cloth. 223 pp. 5 color, 116 bw plates. Spans the years between the onset of the Depression and the outbreak of the Second World War, and traces the history of Canadian art from the romantic landscape tradition defined by the Group of Seven to the development of..... More
1997. Softcover. Blue wraps. 219 pp. 27 color, 131 bw plates. Illustrated and annotated catalogue of 61 works, with provenance, literature, and exhibitions. Includes three chapters on sculpture, from 1650 to 1850, by René Villeneuve, two appendices: François Baillairgé's Library and Studio, list of exhibitions, bibliography, and index. More
1964. Softcover. Red wraps. Unpaginated. Numerous bw plates. More
1970. Softcover. Grey wraps. 247 pp. 203 bw plates. Illustrated and annotated catalogue of 302 works, with provenance, exhibitions, and literature. Includes a 186-page history of the Group of Seven by Dennis Reid, divided into the following sections: Introduction, Pre-1910: Schooling, 1910-1913: Towards a "Hot Mush School" in Toronto, 1914..... More
1968. Softcover. White wraps. 59 pp. 1 color, 37 bw plates. Annotated catalogue listing of 92 works, with literature and exhibitions. Includes biographies of the artists and nine-page essay by R.H. Hubbard, "Vincent Massey and the Arts". Text in French and English. More
1962. Softcover. Silver wraps. [48] pp. 20 bw plates. Catalogue listing of 24 works, 21 of them illustrated, with brief introduction, some statements by jury members, and brief biographies of the artists. Text in French and English. More
Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1978. Softcover. Black & color illus. stapled wraps. 64 pp. 51 color plates. The lives and times of Canada's most famous band of artists is presented with clarity and brevity in this small volume. This is a visual treasury of their work. Through it..... More
1955. Bw wraps. [22] pp. 13 bw plates. Catalogue listing of 41 works, with four-page introduction by Jean René Ostiguy, a three-page essay by Gilles Corbeil, "The Still-Life Paintings of Ozias Leduc", bibliography, and biographical chronology. Text in French and English. More
1981. Softcover. White ill. wraps. 96 pp. Profuse bw plates. Text in French and English. Includes introduction, which discusses the history of the Society, general Society information, information on printmaking techniques, artist biographies, and lavish illustrations. More
Toronto, Ontario: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1988. Softcover. Gray & color illus. wraps, 84 pp., 92 BW illus., 7 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1988-1989 exhibitions. With a foreword by the collectors, and a chronological approach to the paintings. More
Ottawa, Ontario: The National Gallery of Canada, 1979. Hardcover. Charcoal cloth, gilt letters on spine, blue & brown dust jacket, 454 pp., 179 BW illus. "Provides a wealth of information about the painters and photographers who moulded the cultural life of English-speaking Canada: the incomparable William Notman, the ever-feuding Lucius..... More
Toronto, Canada: Public Reference Library, 1917. Hardcover. Forest cloth. xxxiv, 565 pp. No illus. Annotated catalogue of 3715 works, with alphabetical index to the works, and two-page introduction by George H. Locke. Contains originals and reproductions in every form of art of all known pictures in connection with Canadian history..... More
Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec: Le Centre d'Art de Baie-Saint-Paul, 1993. Softcover. Blue wraps; 35 pp.; 29 color figures. Parallel text, French, Spanish, and English; Accompanied an exhibition held at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C.; Includes works by Canadian and South and Central American artists such as Ramon Alejandro..... More
Canada: MacMillan Company of Canada, 1958. Hardcover. Green cloth. 176 pp.20 color, 80+ bw plates. Examines the state of Canadian art since 1945, including the comparatively new arts of film, radio, and television. Contains 12 essays , each on a different aspect of art, a list of illustrations, notes on..... More
Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1908. Softcover. Pale pink paper wraps; 140 pp. with bw images throughout. Parallel text French/English. Catalogue of a very unusual exhibition subject, that of the imagery of folk song illustration, specifically in Quebec. Included are an introductory essay, list of lenders, the catalogue itself..... More
Ottawa: The Canada Council, 1968. Softcover. Glossy white wraps with "customs declaration" form on front cover. 48 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Catalogue/program from the exhibition, held at the Edinburgh College of Art from August 18 to September 7, 1968, of works by 22 Canadian Artists. Each artist is featured..... More
Toronto, Ontario: Firefly Books, 2003. Hardcover. Slate-gray boards, color illus. dust jacket, 441 pp., many color illus.; weighs 6 lbs. "These artists created paintings that reflect a thousand different aspects of the life, spirit, and physical environment of Canada." (dj) Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. MacDonald, A. Y...... More
Toronto, Canada: Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1980. Hardcover. Black cloth. 296 pp. Appx. 140 color & bw plates. This book tells the story of the Royal Canadian Arts Academy from its founding in 1880 by the Marquis of Lorne, through the periods of scandal, public apathy, battles with the National..... More
Goose Lane Editions & Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 1996 (1995). Softcover. Deep blue wraps with color illustration. 167 pp.; over 70 color plates. Stunningly beautiful, informative, and a joy to read. Tom Smart relates Pratt's work to her life, tracing the history of her painting from her childhood through her training..... More
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan: Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, 2012. Hardcover. Orange stamped cloth, black & white & color illus. dust jacket, 200 pp., BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2012-2015 series of exhibitions offering "a ground-breaking exploration of the work of David Ross and Folmer Hansen..... More
New York, N.Y. Museum of the American Indian, 1980. Softcover. Pictorial wrap cover. 127 pages : illustrations (some color). Catalog of an exhibition of Eskimo ivory carvings held at the Museum of the American Indian. The carvings range in age from the first millennium B.C. to the 20th century. Contents..... More
England: Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1971. Softcover. Black and white and illus. wraps, mylar cover, 493 pp., many BW illus., 12 color illus. On spine and front cover: Sculpture / Inuit Eskimo. Majority of text is in English and French, with the foreword also in two native languages. An illustrated and..... More
Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd., 2000. Hardcover. Grey cloth over boards; Silver lettering on spine; Color pictorial dj.; 232 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color plates. Includes foreword by Michael J. Audain; Includes the chapters "A Century of Art in British Columbia: A Short History, 1885 to 2000," "Two Traditions: Aboriginal..... More