Authors: David P. Silcox.
Hardcover, 444 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books
Publication Date: 2006-08-14
Edition: Compact

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    A compact edition of an award-winning best-seller -- more affordable than the celebrated original, but otherwise identical.

At a critical time in Canada's history, the Group of Seven revolutionized the country's appreciation of itself by celebrating Canada as a wild and beautiful land. These paintings of the wilderness evoke the same response in viewers today as they did when first exhibited.

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson includes many never -- before reproduced paintings and presents the most complete and extensive collection of these artists' works ever published. The 400 paintings and drawings reveal the remarkable genius of all 10 painters who at some point were part of the movement. Tom Thomson, who died before the Group was established, was always present in the public mind. Included are works by: - Frank Carmichael - Frank Johnston - A.J. Casson - Arthur Lismer - Le Moine FitzGerald - I.E.H. MacDonald - Lawren Harris - Tom Thomson - Edwin Holgate - F.H. Varley - A.Y. Jackson

The artwork is organized by the various regions of Canada, with additional sections on the war years and still-life paintings. Introductory essays provide a context for a greater understanding and appreciation of Canada's most celebrated artists....

Authors: James Teitelbaum.
Paperback, 312 pages
Publisher: Santa Monica Press
Publication Date: 2007-05-28
Edition: 2nd

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Authors: Ramsay Derry.
Hardcover, 179 pages
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Publication Date: 2006-09-15
Edition: 25th anniverasry ed

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    Originally published in 1981, The Art of Robert Bateman was the first of many best-selling books by the internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and naturalist. In this twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, Bateman's exquisitely rendered paintings, accompanied by the artist's recollections and observations, are presented in a stunning new volume for art lovers and nature lovers alike to enjoy....

Authors: Toni Johnson-Woods.
Paperback, 271 pages
Publisher: Continuum
Publication Date: 2007-01-30


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    Now running into its tenth season, South Park has still not "jumped the shark". Satirically edgier than The Simpsons, South Park responds immediately to cultural controversies: four days after Saddam Hussein's capture an episode lampooned it, and the show has no fear in tackling subjects like Terri Schiavo, The Passion of The Christ, and Michael Jackson, while co-opting disparate elements such as Kill Bill and Janet Jackson's nipple into one episode. Its mixture of iconoclasm, cultural referents, and intertextuality makes it the perfect lens through which to examine contemporary popular culture in America - and television's role in the creation of that culture.

Blame Canada! is a smart, readable book that will appeal to the show's many fans as much as to scholars and researchers of contemporary television....

Authors: Firefly Books.
Calendar, 24 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books
Publication Date: 2008-05-23
Edition: Wal

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The Group of Seven was formed in 1920. At an important time in Canada's history, these talented artists applied their creativity and passion to a visual celebration of Canada as a wild and eminently beautiful land. Their powerful landscape paintings would come to shape the country's long romance with its wilderness and, consequently, its sense of identity. The Group of Seven 2009 presents 12 distinctive masterpieces -- some familiar, others lesser-known gems. Founding member Lawren Harris wrote that the Group of Seven "loved this country and loved exploring and painting it." It is this shared concept of Canada as a northern nation for which the Group of Seven is best known, and it is Canada's continued passion for the land and its natural beauty that grants modern relevance to the work of these exceptional artists.

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Authors: Tom Thomson.
Calendar, 24 pages
Publisher: Firefly Books
Publication Date: 2008-05-23
Edition: Wal Blg

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Tom Thomson 2009 celebrates the work of one of Canada's best-loved artists with art-quality reproductions. Born in 1877, Tom Thomson grew up in Ontario near the shores of Georgian Bay. In 1912, he made the first of many trips to Algonquin Park, the setting of his great paintings and the place where he died in a tragic canoe accident five years later. Thomson's magnificent legacy is revealed through the changing moods and seasonal colors of his paintings. The intensity and passion with which he painted perfectly capture Canada's northern wilderness. These compelling landscapes provide a visual feast and demonstrate how one remarkable artist helped to define the way Canadians see their land.

Tom Thomson 2009 rend hommage à l'un des artistes canadiens les plus populaires. Né en 1877, en Ontario, Tom Thomson a passé son enfance dans la région de la baie Georgienne. C'est en 1912 qu'il s'est rendu pour la première fois au parc Algonquin, où il est retourné beaucoup de fois par la suite pour en peindre les merveilleux paysages et où il est mort, cinq ans plus tard, dans un accident tragique de canotage. Il a peint la nature avec passion, et ses superbes tableaux nous la montrent dans toutes ses métamorphoses saisonnières de lumière et de couleurs. Les reproductions que rassemble ce calendrier sont un véritable enchantement pour les yeux et un témoignage de la contribution de cet artiste extraordinaire à la vision que nous avons de notre pays.

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Authors: Robin Hopper.
Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Krause Publications
Publication Date: 2007-01-04


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    Appeals to the international ceramics community - including more than 8,000 members of The American Ceramic Society

Easy-to-understand techniques and inspiring ideas from an internationally known master artist, teacher and arts activist

Brilliant full-color photos showcase finished pieces, ideas and instructions ceramists can easily apply to their own work

Master artist Robin Hopper opens the door to his more than 50-year exploration of ceramics, and ceramists from every area of the field benefit from this intriguing "best of" guide. Through Hopper's innovative insight and personal reflection, ceramists learn the "hows" and "whys" behind his artistry. The book also provides a portrait of the artist, and the fascinating journey of his life, presenting readers with a true compilation of this master artists' life work. This book: *Brings ceramists into the mind of a renowned artist, inspiring and encouraging artists to push themselves further in their work *Introduces readers to the man within the legendary artist *Inspires ceramic artists on topics including form, surface, function, design, development and themes

This is the one book every ceramic artist should have in their studio to inspire, educate and encourage them to always explore!...

Authors: Julie Doucet.
Hardcover, 360 pages
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Publication Date: 2008-01-08


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Authors: Ken Bielen.
Hardcover, 200 pages
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Publication Date: 2008-05-30


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    Neil Young is an icon, plain and simple. The Words and Music of Neil Young follows the evolution of Young's musical work from the late 1960s to the present, with special focus on the enduring elements that have made his music successful. Neil Young cannot be simply labeled. He has recorded as a solo artist, as a member of a hard rock trio, and with numerous other musician configurations. He can move from the soft sounds of early 1970s acoustic folk to the distorted, fuzz guitar sound of Crazy Horse, while his compositions have responded to musical trends from punk rock to grunge, and to social issues like racism, the Vietnam War, and war in Iraq as well. Individual chapters cover Young's musical output album by album, and song by song--from his debut work with Buffalo Springfield, to his time with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, to his solo work within various genres and for various causes (some political, but all artistic). In his conclusion, author Ken Bielen sums up Neil Young's accomplishments and places his work in the context of contemporary culture. A discography and bibliography round out the work....

Authors: Judy Ross.
Hardcover, 144 pages
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
Publication Date: 1997-03-23


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Award-winning photographer John de Visser and lifestyles writer Judy Ross examine one of Muskoka's most striking features, its boathouses. Exteriors range from Victorian lavishness to Shaker simplicity. Some of these boathouses date back to the 1800s, some are Muskoka modern. Inside are inspired sitting rooms, bedrooms, baths, kitchens, and cherished collections of family memorabilia.

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