Canvas Of War

Author : Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum
Publisher : Canadian Mus of Civilization
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN : 1550548832

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Canvas of War by Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum Pdf

From the vaults of the Canadian War Museum comes this selection of 110 seldom-seen images from the First and Second World Wars, drawn from a collection that includes nearly 13,000 paintings and drawings chronicling Canada`s military history. Some of the country`s finest artists--including A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Mabel May, Fred Valey and later Alex Colville, Charles Comfort, Pegi Nicol MacLeod and Jack Shadbolt--recorded Canada`s experience of war from battlegrounds in the air, on land and at sea, on the homefront and abroad. Interwoven here with a compelling text, these works of art present a rich, varied and personal view of Canadians at war. While the images poignantly illustrate battle-weary soldiers capturing Vimy Ridge, fighter aircraft streaking across the open sky, desperate sailors drowning in choppy waters, euphoric, flag-waving crowds celebrating the armistice, military and art experts Dean Oliver and Laura Brandon explore the significance of the events, and unveil the political intrigue and strategic planning that took place behind the front lines. In concise and lucid prose interspersed with excerpts from the artists`and soldiers`own accounts, the authors reveal the links between Canada`s experience in both world wars and the country`s social, political, economic and artistic revolution. For those interested in art, in history and in the Canadian experience of war, Canvas of War is essential reading.

Author : Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : NYPL:33433016229928

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Canvas of War by Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum Pdf

During the First and Second World Wars some of Canada's finest artists were commissioned to capture history in the making. This superb book weaves 110 full-colour, seldom-seen images, works produced on the battlefield, with archival photographs and an evocative text.

Author : Laura Brandon
Publisher : Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : UVA:X030108168

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Art Or Memorial? by Laura Brandon Pdf

The Canadian War Museum's art collection is one of the finest in the world and the single largest repository of official war art in Canada. With striking full-colour images from notable artists such as Alex Colville and AY Jackson, ART OR MEMORIAL will transport readers into a unique time and place, enabling a deeper understanding of the artists and their compelling, often disturbing, but always profound images.

Author : William Watson Race
Publisher : talismanprints
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Zulu War, 1879
ISBN : 9780955269325

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The Epic Anglo Zulu War on Canvas by William Watson Race Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428992788

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To war on tubing and canvas a case study... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Chris Brenneman,Sue Boardman
Publisher : Savas Beatie
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611212655

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The Gettysburg Cyclorama by Chris Brenneman,Sue Boardman Pdf

Thousands of books and articles have been written about the Battle of Gettysburg. Almost every topic has been thoroughly scrutinized except one: Paul Philippoteaux’s massive cyclorama painting The Battle of Gettysburg, which depicts Pickett’s Charge, the final attack at Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas is the first comprehensive study of this art masterpiece and historic artifact. This in-depth study of the history of the cyclorama discusses every aspect of this treasure, which was first displayed in 1884 and underwent a massive restoration in 2008. Coverage includes not only how it was created and what it depicts, but the changes it has undergone and where and how it was moved. Authors Chris Brenneman and Sue Boardman also discuss in fascinating detail how the painting was interpreted by Civil War veterans in the late 19th Century. With the aid of award-winning photographer Bill Dowling, the authors utilized modern photography to compare the painting with historic and modern pictures of the landscape. Dowling’s remarkable close-up digital photography allows readers to focus on distant details that usually pass unseen. Every officer, unit, terrain feature, farm, and more pictured in the painting is discussed in detail. Even more remarkable, the authors reveal an important new discovery made during the research for this book: in order to address suggestions from the viewers, the cyclorama was significantly modified five years after it was created to add more soldiers, additional flags, and even General George Meade, the commander of the Union Army! With hundreds of rare historic photographs and beautiful modern pictures of a truly great work of art, The Gettysburg Cyclorama: The Turning Point of the Civil War on Canvas is a must-have for anyone interested in the Battle of Gettysburg or is simply a lover of exquisite art.

Author : Stephen Longstreet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9150040022

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The Canvas Falcons; the Story of the Men and the Planes of World War I. by Stephen Longstreet Pdf

Author : Leora Auslander,Tara Zahra
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501720086

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Objects of War by Leora Auslander,Tara Zahra Pdf

"Discusses the ways in which material culture affected and reflected how people grappled with social, cultural, and material upheavals during times of war"--

Author : Maxwell Smart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Holocaust survivors
ISBN : 1988065305

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Chaos to Canvas by Maxwell Smart Pdf

In the town of Buczacz, Poland, nine-year-old Maxwell plays in the ruins of old European castles and enjoys a happy life with his family until the summer of 1939, when the Soviets invade and his life is turned upside-down. He and his family adapt to the changes, but nothing can prepare them for the Nazi invasion to come two years later. Soon Maxwell is all alone in the frozen woods of Eastern Europe, hiding from the roving groups of Ukrainians and Nazis searching for Jews, while depending on help from the very few people he can trust. Maxwell survives by learning to build hidden bunkers in the hilly landscape and by living in his imagination. In the bitter journey of Chaos to Canvas, Maxwell describes his transformation from a boy dependent on his family to a teenager fighting to survive and, ultimately, to a man who finds himself through art in a life beyond the war.

Author : Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476640761

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The Giallo Canvas by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Pdf

Beloved among cult horror devotees for its signature excesses of sex and violence, Italian giallo cinema is marked by switchblades, mysterious killers, whisky bottles and poetically overinflated titles. A growing field of English-language giallo studies has focused on aspects of production, distribution and reception. This volume explores an overlooked yet prevalent element in some of the best known gialli--an obsession with art and artists in creative production, with a particular focus on painting. The author explores the appearance and significance of art objects across the masterworks of such filmmakers as Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Umberto Lenzi, Michele Soavi, Mario Bava and his son Lamberto.

Author : Eleanor Jones Harvey,Smithsonian American Art Museum
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300187335

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The Civil War and American Art by Eleanor Jones Harvey,Smithsonian American Art Museum Pdf

Collects the best artwork created before, during and following the Civil War, in the years between 1859 and 1876, along with extensive quotations from men and women alive during the war years and text by literary figures, including Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain and Walt Whitman. 15,000 first printing.

Author : Lizzie Collingham
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101561317

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Taste of War by Lizzie Collingham Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book of 2012 Food, and in particular the lack of it, was central to the experience of World War II. In this richly detailed and engaging history, Lizzie Collingham establishes how control of food and its production is crucial to total war. How were the imperial ambitions of Germany and Japan - ambitions which sowed the seeds of war - informed by a desire for self-sufficiency in food production? How was the outcome of the war affected by the decisions that the Allies and the Axis took over how to feed their troops? And how did the distinctive ideologies of the different combatant countries determine their attitudes towards those they had to feed? Tracing the interaction between food and strategy, on both the military and home fronts, this gripping, original account demonstrates how the issue of access to food was a driving force within Nazi policy and contributed to the decision to murder hundreds of thousands of 'useless eaters' in Europe. Focusing on both the winners and losers in the battle for food, The Taste of War brings to light the striking fact that war-related hunger and famine was not only caused by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, but was also the result of Allied mismanagement and neglect, particularly in India, Africa and China. American dominance both during and after the war was not only a result of the United States' immense industrial production but also of its abundance of food. This book traces the establishment of a global pattern of food production and distribution and shows how the war subsequently promoted the pervasive influence of American food habits and tastes in the post-war world. A work of great scope, The Taste of War connects the broad sweep of history to its intimate impact upon the lives of individuals.

Author : William Watson Race
Publisher : talismanprints
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Painting, English
ISBN : 9780955269349

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Beautiful women on canvas by William Watson Race Pdf

Author : Mimi Colligan
Publisher : Melbourne University Publish
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 0522850197

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Canvas Documentaries by Mimi Colligan Pdf

Long before cinema was invented, people went to picture shows. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Britain, Europe and America they were treated to dramatic pictorial spectacles. Audiences might be encircled by vast 360-degree canvases, or seated before continuous images drawn across a proscenium, or gathered in amusement parks to watch painted 3-D structures come 'alive' with the explosion of fireworks overhead. The sense of realism was enhanced by back-lighting, running commentaries and props such as real sand and trees. Canvas Documentaries captures the artistic, civic and social preoccupations of the times. Generously illustrated with paintings, etchings, engravings, mechanical drawings, architectural plans, photographs and advertising material, this beautiful book is a window on the vibrant popular culture of the Victorian era.

Author : V.G. Julie Rajan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781443809344

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From Word to Canvas by V.G. Julie Rajan Pdf

From Word to Canvas: Appropriations of Myth in Women’s Aesthetic Production is an innovative collection of essays on female aesthetic production and myth, examining the ways in which women artists and writers utilize myth to negotiate their perceptions of feminine identity and feminine representation in an increasingly complex and culturally hybrid world. The featured essays and artistic contributions address a variety of contemporary female productions, including literature, performance, and visual art, in a markedly global scope. Representing a wide range of cultures, languages, geographic locales, and social contexts—from Jewish-Hindu and Kenyan-German, through Irish, Italian, American, to Vietnamese folktales—this diversified selection underscores the agency of “the feminine gaze” across a historical and geopolitical span, a gaze through which myths from various cultures and different cultural amalgams speak to us with force and with significance. The potency of this gaze is linked to the potential of myth simultaneously to encompass and compress history, and to offer the result as a backdrop against which the move from word to canvas—or from a mythic tale to its aesthetic appropriation—is performed in female aesthetic production.