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Fred Cumberland
Fred Cumberland (1821-81) a Canadian Renaissance man: an architect, railway manager and politician, whose life and work changed Victorian Toronto's urban landscape.
The Work of Art
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For the Record
When Marjorie Hill graduated in 1920 as Canada’s "first girl architect," she was entering a profession that had been established in Canada just 30 years earlier. For the Record, the first history of women architects in Canada, provides a fascinating introduction to early women architects, presented within the context of developments in both Europe and North America. Profiles of the women who graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Toronto between 1920 and 1960 are illustrated with photographs of their work and include archival material that has never before been published. The final chapter on contemporary women in architecture showcases contributions by leading women architects across the country, from Halifax to Vancouver to Iqaluit. For the Record also provides current information on schools of architecture in Canada and includes a list of other resources to encourage young women who are thinking of pursuing careers in architecture.
P11, Painters Eleven
In 1953 eleven Canadian Abstract Expressionist artists banded together to break through the barricades of traditional art at a time when landscapes were about the only paintings collectors were buying. Hungry for recognition, raging against the art establishment that was shutting them out, they decided to form a collective, expecting they would gain more attention as a group than as solo artists. In 1954, The Painters Eleven--Jack Bush, Oscar Cahén, Hortense Gordon, Tom Hodgson, Alexandra Luke, Jock Macdonald, Ray Mead, Kazuo Nakamura, William Ronald, Harold Town and Walter Yarwood--held their first exhibition in Toronto. Initially the public response echoed the worldwide sentiments toward ...
Art Et Architecture Au Canada
Identifies and summarizes thousands of books, article, exhibition catalogues, government publications, and theses published in many countries and in several languages from the early nineteenth century to 1981.
The Theatre of the Self
Explores the life and work of Canadian artist Ronald (1926-98), a member of the group Painters Eleven, which helped change the course of abstract art in the country. Belton (history of art and aesthetic theory, Okanagan U. College) traces his life from childhood and adolescence to international acclaim. Janine Butler sets out his exhibition history from 1951-90. Eight of the illustrations are color plates. Canadian card order number: C98-910933-X. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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