Author : Kenneth R. Lister
Publisher : Royal Ontario Museum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,12 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780888544803
'This study of the ROM's Paul Kane collection has been complemented by Kane images from other collections - including those of the Stark Museum of Art, Library and Archives Canada, and the Art Gallery of Ontario - and by artifacts from the Manitoba Museum, where such images and artifacts relate of the ROM paintings' -- (Foreword).
Author : Diane F. Eaton
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 0774805382
Determined to document the lives and customs of the Native people of the Northwest before contact with white settlers changed them forever, the Canadian artists Paul Kane set out in 1845 to cross the continent 'with no companions but my portfolio and a box of paints, my gun and a stock of ammunition.' Travelling by canoe and snowshoe, on foot and on horseback via the Hudson's Bay Company fur brigade routes, he made his way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast and back again. When he returned to Toronto in the fall of 1848, he brought back some five hundred field sketches and a remarkable collection of artifacts, which he used as raw material for one hundred oil paintings depicting scenes of Native life. While the carefully executed oil paintings are deliberately romaticized images of the West that conform to nineteenth-century standards of taste, the original field sketches, which are not widely known, are fresher, more objective and authentic, more direct and undeliberated. A fascinating complement to the sketches is a small diary that Kane kept while on his journey. Brief and plainspoken, its entries were jotted down with idiosyncratic spelling and punctuation. In 1859, Kane published a journal based on these notes, which became a bestseller in Europe and North America. In Paul Kane's Great Nor-West, Diana Eaton and Sheila Urbanek recreate Kane's heroic journey and bring to life the people and places he encountered. Their narrative supplies the historical context to illuminate his travels, while frequently drawing on Kane's own words from his diary and published journal. The voice of the artist himself is heard in descriptions of one of the last great buffalo hunts, of a desperate winter crossing over the Rockies, of the impassioned 'crying of war' of a Cree chief, and of many other unique experiences. Illustrated with a wide selection of the field sketches as well as his better known oil paintings, Paul Kane's Great Nor-West reintroduces this remarkable artist to a modern audience. It not only celebrates his extraordinary journey but also creates a unique and immensely varied panorama of the nineteenth century 'Great Nor-West.'
Author : Jonathan Kane
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,38 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781909526129
Art Kane was one of the most profoundly influential photographers of the 20th century. A bold visionary, his work explored a number of genres - fashion, editorial, celebrity portraiture, travel and nudes with an unrelenting and innovative eye. Like his contemporaries, Guy Bourdin (1928-1991) and Helmut Newton (1924-2004), Kane developed a style that didn't shy away from strong colour, eroticism and surreal humour.
Author : Maximilian Wied (Prinz von)
Publisher :
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 1843
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Author : Paul Kane
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 25,15 MB
Release : 2009-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1439164754
Clive Barker's iconic masterpiece The Hellbound Heart, the novella adapted into the film Hellraiser, unleashed a new mythology of horror, brilliantly conceived and born of the darkest imagination. Now, enter this visionary world -- the merciless realm of the demonic Cenobites -- in this collection of stories inspired by The Hellbound Heart. Featured here is the graphic work "Wordsworth," from bestselling author Neil Gaiman and artist Dave McKean, who unlock an explicit way to violate innocence -- one torturous puzzle at a time.... New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong logs on to a disturbing website for gamers, where the challenge is agonizing, and the solution beyond painful. When his father disappears, an Oxford student returns to his family's mansion, where a strange mechanism in the cellar holds a curious power, in a haunting illustrated work by Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola.
Author : Christina Henry
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,48 MB
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1789091500
Twenty curses, old and new, from bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman, Karen Joy Fowler, Christina Henry, M.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders. ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic. TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALES, NEW AND OLD NEIL GAIMAN JANE YOLEN KAREN JOY FOWLER M.R. CAREY CHRISTINA HENRY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN TIM LEBBON MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH CHARLIE JANE ANDERS JEN WILLIAMS CATRIONA WARD JAMES BROGDEN MAURA McHUGH ANGELA SLATTER LILLITH SAINTCROW CHRISTOPHER FOWLER ALISON LITTLEWOOD MARGO LANAGAN
Author : Virginia M. Eichhorn
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,40 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Animal painters
ISBN : 9780864926258
For more than forty years, George McLean has lived in a stone farmhouse on 100 acres of land in Grey County, Ontario. On his daily walks, he looks for a moment that will inspire him -- the first step in a process that can take up to a year to yield a single painting. McLean's densely layered depictions of the natural world emerge directly from his intense interest in wildlife. In this sumptuous book, Virginia Eichhorn, Adam Duncan Harris, and Tom Smart examine the development of McLean's art and trace his varied influences, from early 20th-century wildlife artists Carl Rungius and Bruno Liljefors to Andrew Wyeth. Connecting with past traditions while resonating with contemporary audiences, McLean's work, along with that of many realists before him, reflects a shared sense of what it means to be North American. Illustrated with more than 60 colour reproductions, the publication of George McLean: The Living Landscape coincides with the opening of an accompanying international touring exhibition of McLean's work at the Tom Thomson Gallery in Owen Sound.
Author : Alexander McKee
Publisher : Sapere Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,97 MB
Release : 2024-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800559714
The definitive account of one of history's greatest campaigns, as remembered by the participants on land, sea, and air. Perfect for readers of Max Hastings, James Holland, and Anthony Beevor. By mid-1942, Rommel and his Afrika Korps were driving the Allies ever further into retreat. Yet, by the end of the year, Montgomery and the Eighth Army had not only halted the lightning attacks of Rommel's Panzer army but had also turned the tide, achieving a resounding victory at El Alamein. How were Montgomery and his men able to defeat Rommel's seemingly invincible army? El Alamein is a fascinating study of one of the major turning points of the Second World War. Alexander McKee gives insight into the directives coming from the British War Cabinet in the tumultuous months when Allied resistance seemed to be wavering, as well as emphasising the importance of Ultra, the British code-breaking and deciphering operation, in providing advance information about Rommel's supply ships and troop movements. Yet McKee not only provides an overview of the battle and the orders of those in command but also utilises accounts from British and Commonwealth ex-servicemen - the bomber pilots, submarine commanders, army officers, and soldiers - to offer insights into the crucial roles they played. This new assessment finally gives full credit to the carefully coordinated, three-pronged attack, where each element contributed to the final success. There has never been a more complete account of the Desert War; El Alamein should be essential reading for all interested in the Second World War and one of its most important battles.
Author : Paul O'Kane
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 MB
Release : 2017-03
Category : Technology
ISBN : 9780992985738
Author : George Catlin
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian American Art Museum ; New York : W.W. Norton
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780393052176
Showcases the work of the early-nineteenth-century artist who made four trips into Native American country as part of an ambition to paint each tribe, noting the influence of period belief systems on his work as well as his passionate affection for his subjects.
