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Norval Morrisseau

Norval Morrisseau

Man Changing into Thunderbird
by Armand Garnet Ruffo
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Norval Morrisseau (1932–2007), Ojibway shaman-artist, drew his first sketches at age six in the sand on the shores of Lake Nipigon, and his first paintings were in cheap watercolour on birch bark and moose hide. By the end of his tumultuous life, the prolific self-taught artist was sought by collectors, imitated by forgers and received the Order …

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Arthur Erickson

Arthur Erickson

An Architect's Life
by David Stouck
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At long last, here is a book of critical thought that analyzes Arthur Erickson's best work and situates it as a distinctive body of ideas within the mainstream of international architecture in the last half of the twentieth century. Nicholas Olsberg draws on Erickson's own discussion of ideas to present a thoughtful and illuminating reassessment of …

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Bing Thom Works

Bing Thom Works

by Bing Thom, introduction by Fumihiko Maki
edition:Hardcover
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A revealing look at the holistic, community-centred philosophy behind Bing Thom's internationally acclaimed architecture.

Forgotten spaces, declining malls and sterilized neighborhoods seem like odd places to find inspiration. But it is these awkward places that have driven much of the work of Bing Thom Architects. This highly visual book outlines …

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Life of Emily Carr, The

Life of Emily Carr, The

by Paula Blanchard
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Take a fascinating look at one of the strongest and most interesting of Canadian artists. The Life of Emily Carr is a warm, sympathetic human biography that reveals Carr's character. Paula Blanchard spent seven years writing and researching this wonderful work. This book is a must for any fan of Emily Carr.

This is a new release of the book publishe …

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Growing Pains

Growing Pains

The Autobiography of Emily Carr
by Emily Carr, introduction by Robin Laurence
edition:eBook
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Completed just before Emily Carr died in 1945, Growing Pains tells the story of her life, beginning with her girlhood in pioneer Victoria and going on to her training as an artist in San Francisco, England and France. She writes about the frustration she felt at the rejection of her art by Canadians, of the years of despair when she stopped paintin …

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Hundreds and Thousands

Hundreds and Thousands

The Journals of Emily Carr
by Emily Carr, introduction by Gerta Moray
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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.

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House of All Sorts, The

House of All Sorts, The

by Emily Carr, introduction by Susan Musgrave
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Before winning recognition for her painting and writing, Emily Carr built a small apartment building with four suites that she hoped would earn her a living. But things turned out worse than expected, and in her forties, the gifted artist found herself shoveling coal and cleaning up other people's messes.

 

The House of All Sorts is a collection of f …

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Book of Small, The

Book of Small, The

by Emily Carr, foreword by Sarah Ellis
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The legendary Emily Carr was acclaimed as both an artist and a writer. Her first book, Klee Wyck, won the presitigious Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction in 1941.

 

 

The Book of Small is a collection of thirty-six word sketches in which Emily Carr relates anecdotes about her life as a young girl in the frontier town of Victoria. She n …

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Opposite Contraries

Opposite Contraries

Unknown Journals of Emily Carr and Other Writings
by Emily Carr, edited by Susan Crean
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Collected here for the first time in book form are the expurgated sections of artist, writer, and rebel Emily Carr's unpublished journals, her important "Lecture on Totems" about Native art and people, and letters to and from several key figures in her life. The unpublished journal entries include long passages about her first meeting with Sophie F …

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Emily Carr and Her Dogs

Emily Carr and Her Dogs

Flirt, Punk and Loo
by Emily Carr
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Emily Carr tells the story of her joys and tribulations raising Old English Sheep Dogs in Victoria -- especially Flirt, Punk and Loo -- from her decision to start a kennel to the sad day when she had to close it. In the 25 vignettes that make up the book, she brings the affection, loyalty and nature of dogs to life. Her writing is appealingly direc …

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Heart of a Peacock, The

Heart of a Peacock, The

by Emily Carr, introduction by Rosemary Neering
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A collection of 51 short stories by the legendary writer and painter Emily Carr, arranged in themes such as her experiences with Native people, her adventures with various beloved creatures and her love of nature. Together, they underline Carr's place as a writer with the sharp yet tender eye of an artist, with a deep feeling for the tragedies of l …

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Pause

Pause

A Sketchbook
by Emily Carr, introduction by Ian Thom
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Unique among the artist's published works for its combination of words and drawings, this charming addition to the Emily Carr Library presents a poignant yet wry account of her convalescence in the English countryside.

 

While studying at the Westminster School of Art in London, England, Emily Carr so undermined her health by overwork that she was se …

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The Heart of a Peacock

The Heart of a Peacock

by Emily Carr, introduction by Rosemary Neering
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A collection of 51 short stories by the legendary writer and painter Emily Carr, arranged in themes such as her experiences with Native people, her adventures with various beloved creatures and her love of nature. Together, they underline Carr's place as a writer with the sharp yet tender eye of an artist, with a deep feeling for the tragedies of l …

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The House of All Sorts

The House of All Sorts

by Emily Carr, introduction by Susan Musgrave
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Before winning recognition for her painting and writing, Emily Carr built a small apartment building with four suites that she hoped would earn her a living. But things turned out worse than expected, and in her forties, the gifted artist found herself shoveling coal and cleaning up other people's messes.

 

The House of All Sorts is a collection of f …

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The Book of Small

The Book of Small

by Emily Carr, introduction by Sarah Ellis
edition:Paperback
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The legendary Emily Carr was acclaimed as both an artist and a writer. Her first book, Klee Wyck, won the prestigious Governor General’s Literary Award for non-fiction in 1941.

The Book of Small is a collection of thirty-six word sketches in which Emily Carr relates anecdotes about her life as a young girl in the frontier town of Victoria. She no …

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Ron Thom

Ron Thom

The Shaping of an Architect
by Douglas Shadbolt
edition:Hardcover
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Ron Thom was an enigma in Canadian architecture. Best known in the West as a major influence in the development of the West Coast style of residential architecture, he is best known in the East as the master designer of innovative institutional architecture, including Massey College, Trent University, and the Toronto Zoo.

 

In this biographical analy …

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