The Arts

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Brush with Life, A

By (author) John Koerner
Categories: Paintings and painting

In his autobiography, John Koerner explores the underpinnings of his long life as a painter in a lavishly illustrated art book with full-page colour prints of his paintings and many black and white photos ...

Craft Perception and Practice

Edited by Paula Gustafson
Categories: Theory of art
Series: Craft

This third and final volume in the Craft Perception and Practice series features 21 essays and critical commentaries by acclaimed Canadian practitioners, educators and curators, demonstrating the range ...

Made in Canada

By (author) Alan Elder
Categories: History of design

Alan C. Elder is the curator of Canadian Crafts, Decorative Arts and Design at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

De l'écrit à l'écran

De l’écrit à l’écran est le premier ouvrage qui aborde la question de la réécriture filmique du roman africain francophone. Il se sert de la sémiologie de l’image, de la poétique et des théories ...

One Man’s Documentary

By (author) Graham McInnes
Edited by Gene Walz
Categories: Film history, theory or criticism

Graham McInnes was one of many talented young people recruited by the charismatic John Grierson to build the National Film Board of Canada during the heady days of WWII. McInnes’s memoir of these “days ...

East Timor: Testimony

By (author) Elaine Briere
Contributions by Noam Chomsky
Categories: Photographs: collections

The People of East Timor endured the brutality of colonization and invasion, to emerge into the uncertain light of nationhood. At this point of transition, through stunning images and insightful texts, ...