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Independent spirit : early Canadian women artists / A.K. Prakash.

by Prakash, A. K.

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Firefly Books, 2008.

700.820971 P898i

Women artists -- Canada -- History.

Women artists -- Canada -- Biography.

Women artists -- Canada.

Painting, Canadian.

9781554074174 (hc.)

1554074177 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Early Canadian women artists

409 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 32 cm.

"The first definitive book on early Canadian women artists, Independent Spirit celebrates their artwork from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. The author singles out women artists who made significant contributions to the history of Canadian art and whose work has survived the test of time. Eighty works are presented in detail, each with a stunning color image and an incisive analysis and appreciation of the work. In-depth biographies of 36 artists offer additional insights into their work and feature additional color images. An invaluable reference to collector and scholar alike, Independent Spirit includes a comprehensive annotated list of more than 500 early Canadian women artists"--Information from publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-403) and index.

Emily Carr -- Florence Carlyle -- Paraskeva Clark -- Emily Coonan -- Rody Kenny Courtice -- Kathleen Daly -- Mary Bell Eastlake -- Marcelle Ferron -- Mary Riter Hamilton -- Prudence Heward -- Frances Anne Hopkins -- Yvonne McKague Housser -- Frances Jones -- Maud Lewis Mabel Lockerby -- Marion Long -- Laura MuntzLyall -- Pegi Nicol MacLeod -- Florence McGillivray -- Helen McNicoll -- Mabel May -- Kathleen Moir Morris -- Lilias Torrance Newton Sophie Pemberton -- Christiane Pflug -- Sarah Robertson -- Anne Savage -- Charlotte Schreiber -- Ethel Seath -- Regina Seiden -- Henrietta Shore -- Jon Smith -- Elizabeth Wyn Wood -- Florence Wyle.

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