The history of painting in Canada : toward a people's art / by Barry Lord.

Main entry:

Lord, Barry, 1939-2017.

Title & Author:

The history of painting in Canada : toward a people's art / by Barry Lord.

Publication:

Toronto : NC Press, 1974.

Description:

253 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-245) and index.
Three hundred years a nation -- Towards a peoples art -- Painting of the Native peoples -- Painting in Quebec: French and British regimes -- Canadian painting: the British regime -- Painting in the age of U.S. Imperialism -- Toward a people's art.

Summary:

A complete history of painting in Canada, from the art of the native peoples right up to the 1970's. This outstanding work explored many myths about the art of our two nations, Canadian and Quebecois. In easy-to-understand language, it explains the effect on our painting of the French, British and U.S imperialist regimes that have rules our country. This book shows how our art has been part of the fight against that domination: it gives our art back to the people. with 200 black and white illustrations, and 13 colour plates" - Publisher.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0919600131
9780919600133
0919600123 (pbk.)
9780919600126 (pbk.)

Subject:

Painting, Canadian.
Painting Canada History.
Peinture Canada Histoire.
Painting
Canada

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 141626
Call No.: 7968 CAN; ID:87-B17826
Status: Available

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