| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 199 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: THE EARLY YEARS, 1885-1918; PART II: HARRIS'S MAJOR LANDSCAPE PERIOD, 1918-30; PART III: AN EXPATRIATE PAINTER OF ABSTRACTIONS, 1934-40; PART IV: FROM ARTISTIC POLITICS TO MYSTERY, 1940-70; An Afterword; Notes; Photo Credits; Index |
| Summary |
Lawren Stewart Harris's artistic career began in the first decade of our century. Well known for the nationalist-inspired landscapes that he painted between 1908 and 1932, Harris turned resolutely in 1934 to the painting of abstractions. He continued to create works that reflected his own modernist and mystical developments until the end of his life. Canadians praise Harris's landscapes and admire him as a planner of innovative and heroic-sounding sketching trips into the North. He is also recognized as the chief organizer of the Group of Seven. A long list of younger artists he considered |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Harris, Lawren, 1885-1970.
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| SUBJECT |
Harris, Lawren, 1885-1970 fast |
| Subject |
ART -- History -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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e-books.
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Livres numériques.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781554882144 |
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1554882141 |
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9781459720435 |
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1459720431 |
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1459722396 |
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9781459722392 |
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9786611962210 |
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6611962212 |
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