Evan Macdonald: A Painter's Life - Couverture souple

Spencer, Flora Macdonald

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 155458048X ISBN 13 : 9781554580484

Editeur : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2008

Synopsis

A master draughtsman, artist Evan Macdonald had extraordinary facility as a painter, printmaker, and book illustrator. Born in Guelph, Ontario, in 1905, to one of the city s founding Scottish families, Macdonald was a young contemporary of the Group of Seven and pursued his practice in Canada during the Great Depression. He joined the Second World War as an artist-soldier. After the war, Macdonald became a professional portraitist, fulfilling commissions from heads of government, industry, and academia. His paintings chronicling the destruction of Guelph s historical buildings in the 1950s and 60s both celebrate industrial progress and lament the loss of nineteenth-century craftsmanship.

"Evan Macdonald: A Painter s Life" is a richly illustrated chronicle of Macdonald s life and work from the perspective of the artist s daughter, Flora Macdonald Spencer, whose insightful essay creates a lasting image of a great Canadian artist. The book offers a unique perspective on the history of Guelph as well as commentary on one of the city s founding families, their Scottish ancestry, and the establishment and evolution of twentieth-century social and cultural ideals.

Co-published with the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre "

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Raised in Guelph, Ontario, Flora Macdonald Spencer taught art for thirteen years at Hillfield-Strathallan College (Hamilton). Now retired, she works in pastel and teaches drawing.

Judith Nasby is the director of the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, where she oversees one of the most comprehensive sculpture parks in Canada and a permanent art collection of over 4,000 works. She is also an adjunct professor in the School of Fine Art and Music at the University of Guelph.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 155458048X
• ISBN 13: 9781554580484
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Éditeur: Nasby Judith
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible