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This new Guide to the Collections presents over 400 works from the WAG's permanent collection, with each object illustrated in colour and accompanied by an extended text. Represented here are works spanning ten centuries and featuring a range of media selected from the Gallery's holdings in European and Canadian art, works on paper, photography, decorative arts, contemporary studio and inuit art. Included in the Guide is an illustrated essay on the history of the Gallery, and a bibliography of selected WAG publications, including collection and exhibition catalogues. --Book Jacket.
Inuit--sometimes referred to as Eskimo--art is the primary art form of Canada and has a large international following, particularly in the United States, Japan, and Germany. Despite its popularity, the complete history of Inuit art has never been presented. This is the first chronological synthesis of Inuit art, following its development from prehistory, through early American and European exploration, to the recognition of Inuit art as a commercial possibility, and up to the present. There is a particular emphasis on contemporary art and artists, and the years 1950 through 1997 are each given separate, detailed treatment in regard to important shows and events. This history is appropriate both for the beginning admirer of Inuit art and for those already well immersed in it.
From its establishment in 1912 as the first civic art gallery in Canada to its role a century later as one of the leading visual arts institutions in North America, the history of the Winnipeg Art Gallery is inextricably linked to the principle that the cause of art is the cause of the people. Marking the Gallery's Centennial, this publication documents a truly historic assembly of one hundred works of art from twenty-eight museums in Canada and two in the United States, along with ten pieces from the Gallery's permanent collection. Each work is accompanied insightful commentary and historical research from the director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Inuit art, both ancient and contemporary, has inspired the interest of scholars, collectors and art lovers around the globe. This book examines Inuit art from prehistory to the present with special attention to methodology and aesthetics, exploring the ways in which it has been influenced by and has influenced non-Inuit artists and scholars. Part One gives the history of the main art-producing prehistoric traditions in the North American arctic, concentrating on the Dorset who once flourished in the Canadian region. It also demonstrates the influence of theories such as evolutionism, diffusionism, ethnographic comparison, and shamanism on the interpretation of prehistoric Inuit art. Part Two...
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.
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