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Rough country : the strangely familiar in mid-20th century Alberta art / curated by Ruth Burns and Mary-Beth Laviolette.
- Title
- Rough country : the strangely familiar in mid-20th century Alberta art / curated by Ruth Burns and Mary-Beth Laviolette.
- Publication
- Edmonton, Alberta : Art Gallery of Alberta, [2016]
- ©2016
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | N6546.A3 R68 2016 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 54 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm
- Summary
- "ROUGH COUNTRY considers the resonance of expressionism in the artistic practice of five Alberta artists: Maxwell Bates, Laura Evans Reid, John Snow, W.L. Stevenson and Dorothy Henzell Willis. Evocative of the postwar social climate, the perspective these artists offer can be unsettling, sometimes uncanny or even downright disturbing. All born before 1918, they bring a perspective of the province and its people that belies the myth of Alberta as a land of prosperity and simple beauty. With an impassioned approach to their subject matter, their works are beautifully composed; executed with strong colours and distorted space, as well as other features associated with expressionism. Taking its title from John Snow's print of the same name, the exhibition ROUGH COUNTRY reflects the connections between Alberta artists and artistic practice in Europe and across North America. Co-curated by Ruth Burns and Mary-Beth Laviolette. Organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta."--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Catalogue of an exhibition with the same name held at the Art Gallery of Alberta from October 3, 2015 to January 31, 2016 as well as a second presentation at Glenbow in Calgary, October 22, 2016 to February 2, 2017.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Acknowledgements / Ruth Burns and Mary-Beth Laviolette -- Foreword / Catherine Crowston -- Curator's introduction / Ruth Burns and Mary-Beth Laviolette -- Maxwell Bates / Ruth Burns -- Laura Evans Reid / Ruth Burns -- John Snow / Mary-Beth Laviolette -- William Leroy (Roy) Stevenson / Mary-Beth Laviolette -- Dorothy Henzell Willis / Mary-Beth Laviolette -- Bibliography -- List of works.
- ISBN
- 9781771790192
- 1771790199
- OCLC
- 958271354
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library