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Towards an Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge Volume II

Presented in English and Mi’kmaq, the latest chapter in this ambitious series presents a remarkable and respectful collaboration between an Indigenous and non-Indigenous artist, deepening and diversifying ...

Real Mystery of Tom Thomson, The

Although much has been written about Tom Thomson’s mysterious death, little to nothing has been written about his life's accomplishment: how in less than four years, a man with little experience and ...

Mary Pickford, Queen of the Silent Film Era

By (artist) George A. Walker
Categories: History of art

A successful actress whose work spanned 52 features, Mary Pickford helped establish the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the studio United Artists. She was the first woman to create her ...

Quest for Coomaraswamy

Text by Pratapaditya Pal
Categories: History of art

A biography of one of the pioneers in Asian art by the world’s foremost specialist in the arts of India, the Himalayas and South East Asia.

An intimate biography by Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, viewed by many ...

This is Serious

Edited by Joe Ollmann & Alana Traficante
Categories: History of art

THIS IS SERIOUS reveals the considerable contributions artists from across the country are making to the greater field of global comics - of which Toronto, Montreal, and Hamilton are significant creative ...

Saltwater Classics from the Island of Newfoundland

By (author) Christine LeGrow & Shirley Scott
Categories: Knitting
Series: Saltwater Knits

Saltwater Classics will keep you toasty warm with beautiful hand-knitted hats, mitts, gloves, socks, and vamps. In this follow-up to the best-selling Saltwater Mittens, Christine LeGrow and Shirley A. ...

The True Face of Sir Isaac Brock

By (author) Guy St-Denis
Categories: History of art

Major General Sir Isaac Brock is remembered as the Hero of Upper Canada for his defence of what is now Ontario during the War of 1812, and also for his noble death at the Battle of Queenston Heights. ...

Album Rock

Album Rock is the account of writer Matthew Hollett’s research and road trip to isolated Ship Cove, on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula to solve a mystery—the source of a captivating photograph. ...

Art populaire

By (author) François Tremblay
Categories: History of art

Un ouvrage tout en couleurs, dans la catégorie des beaux livres, sur l’évolution de l’art populaire.

Sculpture in Canada

By (author) Maria Tippett
Categories: Sculpture

Found in public spaces and parks, art galleries and university buildings, along riverbanks as well as in city squares, private gardens and even underwater, Canadian sculpture encompasses a range of materials ...