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| Title: | Art or Memorial
: The Forgotten History of Canada's War Art |
| Author: | Laura Brandon |
| ISBN: | 1552381781 : 9781552381786 |
| Illustrations: | 36 colour photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 205x255mm |
| Pages: | 168 |
| Weight: | .718 Kg. |
| Published: | University of Calgary Press - February 2006 |
| List Price: | 38.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | HISTORY OF ART/ART & DESIGN STYLES: Military history: Canada |
The Canadian War Museum’s art collection is one of the finest in the world & the single largest repository of official war art in Canada. With striking full-colour images from notable artists such as Alex Colville & AY Jackson, this book will transport readers into a unique time & place, enabling a deeper understanding of the artists & their compelling, often disturbing, but always profound images.
Introduction. The Best-Laid Plans? Politics & the Memorial Art Gallery. Sculpting a New Canada at Vimy. Painting & Forgetting: The Group of Seven's War Art. Religion & Ottawa's War Art. Telling Details: Maurice Cullen & Gyrth Russell. Changing Attitudes to War Since 1945. Build-up to the Fiftieth. Responding to 1995: Reconsidering Aba Bafesky & Pegi Nicol MacLeod. Creating Canvas of War, Restoring the Vimy Sculptures. Answering Visitors' Comments: Alex Colville & Jack Nichols. Tangled Web: DND, the War Museum, & CAFCAP, 1968-95. Conclusion.
