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Barbara Rae : the Northwest Passage
- Title
- Barbara Rae : the Northwest Passage / Barbara Rae ; [essays by Duncan Macmillan, Tom Muir, Tagak Curley, biography of the artist Gareth Wardell].
- Author
- Rae, Barbara, 1943-
- Publication
- London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2018]
- ©2018
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- Description
- 141 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 30 cm
- Summary
- In 2015 Barbara Rae travelled to Greenland on the trail of her namesake and fellow Scot, the surgeon and explorer Dr John Rae (1813-1893). Captivated by the 'wild sort of life', he travelled to the Arctic in 1846, learning local languages and survival techniques. His enlightened co-operation and collaboration with the Inuit - almost unheard of at the time - allowed him to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost 1845 expedition, and to confirm the existence of the Northwest Passage, the maritime link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.00This book is the artistic result of Barbara Rae's extraordinary journey. Through the artist's deft handling of colour and line the frozen landscape of the Arctic jumps into life from the page. This special publication takes the reader on a journey of discovery from Scotland to the Arctic, and back again. Her vivid images are combined with insightful texts from authors including the Inuit leader and advocate Tagak Curley, the architect Ian Ritchie and the celebrated playwright Duncan Macmillan, as well as contributions from the artist herself.00Exhibition: Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK (04.08.-09.09.2018) / Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, UK / Canada House, London, UK (Fall 2008).
- Subject
- Note
- "First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Barbara Rae: The Northwest Passage' Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 4 August - 9 September 2018, Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney 22 September - 10 November 2018, Canada House, London 29 November 2018 - 13 January 2019"--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Call Number
- JQF 18-1780
- ISBN
- 9781910350980
- 1910350982
- OCLC
- 1055682795
- Author
- Rae, Barbara, 1943- artist.
- Title
- Barbara Rae : the Northwest Passage / Barbara Rae ; [essays by Duncan Macmillan, Tom Muir, Tagak Curley, biography of the artist Gareth Wardell].
- Publisher
- London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Macmillan, Duncan, 1939- contributor.Muir, Tom, 1963- contributor.Curley, Tagak, contributor.Wardell, Gareth, contributor.Royal Scottish Academy, host institution.Pier Arts Centre, host institution.Canada House Gallery, host institution.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 18-1780