Confessions of a curator : adventures in Canadian art /

In this witty and compelling defence of the art field itself, Joan Murray, one of the country's most outspoken art historians, discusses the great figures of Canadian art and the rise of our national are in institutions such as the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Murray, Joan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : Dundurn Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
Art, Canadian.
Art museum curators > Canada.
Art museums > Canada.
Art > Museums > Canada.
Art canadien.
Conservateurs de musée d'art > Canada.
Art > Musées > Canada.
ART > Canadian.
Art, Canadian
Art museum curators
Art museums
Canada
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: Provenance and Exhibition History; Acknowledgements; 1 WHO WAS JOAN MURRAY?; 2 CANADIAN ART HISTORY IS BORN; 3 O CANADA!; 4 CANADIAN ART HISTORY AS AN INSTITUTION; 5 MCMlCHAEL AND ME; 6 THE TASK OF THE CURATOR; 7 RITES OF PASSAGE; 8 THE MANY TREES OF THOMSON'S WEST WIND; 9 ABSTRACTION: VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET; 10 HAROLD TOWN; 11 THE JOURNEY OF ALEXANDRA LUKE; 12 EMPOWERMENT AND THE CANADIAN WOMAN ARTIST; 13 THE PRAIRIE GANG; 14 CANADIAN WORKING-CLASS ART; 15 CRITICISM RECONSIDERED; 16 WHAT IS TO BE DONE?; Index; List of Illustrated Works of Art; List of Figures.

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