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The four continents

Title: The four continents / Kent Monkman ; [with essays by] John Ralston Saul, Keith Goulet, Dr ER Atleo (Umeek).
Author: Monkman, Kent
Publication: London, United Kingdom : Black Dog Publishing Ltd, [2017]

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71 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm

Summary

The Four Continents is comprised of a series of paintings made between 2012 and 2016. In this series, Monkman takes as his point of departure Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's epic frescoes commissioned for a private residence in Würzburg, Germany. The centrepiece of the Tiepolo series represented a day in the life of the Greek god, Apollo, with the four continents allegorized in peripheral scenes. In Monkman's reinterpretation, each continent is personified by a Two-Spirit sovereign with Miss Chief playing the roles of Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. Tiepolo's allegory is updated to include architectural wonders and notable figures from history amidst chaotic crowds.

Alternative Title

Kent Monkman : the four continents.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Learning to see yourself / John Ralston Saul -- Miss America -- Miss Africa -- Nituskeenan: our land / Keith Goulet -- Miss Asia -- Miss Europe -- Kent Monkman's reply to Giambattista Tiepolo's Apollo and the Continents / ER Atleo (Umeek)

Call Number

JQF 18-344

ISBN

9781911164081
1911164082

OCLC

1022134769

Author

Monkman, Kent, artist.

Title

The four continents / Kent Monkman ; [with essays by] John Ralston Saul, Keith Goulet, Dr ER Atleo (Umeek).

Publisher

London, United Kingdom : Black Dog Publishing Ltd, [2017]

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Added Author

Saul, John Ralston, 1947- author.

Goulet, Keith, author.

Atleo, Eugene Richard, 1939- author.

Research Call Number

JQF 18-344

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