Painting place : the life and work of David B. Milne

Book 1996

David P. Silcox's eagerly awaited biography of David B. Milne (1882-1953) tells the remarkable story of one of Canada's great artists and his work. This book has been very much a labour of love by Silcox, a love for the work of the artist and an appreciation of his ideas. Lavishly illustrated and based on many years of research, Painting Place provides a perceptive analysis of Milne's work, both the paintings and the artist's voluminous and livel...

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ISBN:

9780802040954
0802040950

Description:

xiv, 423 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 32 cm

Notes:

"This book is part of a multi-volume project on the work of David B. Milne that also includes a two-volume Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, a CD-ROM version of the catalogue with all the works in colour, and a volume devoted to Milne's writings." -- page [v]
Includes bibliographical references (pages [403]-404) and index

Contents:

Mother's garden : Burgoyne and Paisley, 1882-1903
The defiant maple : New York, 1903-1910
Billboards : New York, 1911-1916
Village in the valley : Boston Corners, 1916-1918
The road to Passchendaele : Canada, Britain, France, and Belgium, 1918-1919
White, the waterfall : Boston Corners and Alander, 1919-1920
Across the lake : Dart's Lake and Mount Riga, 1921-1923
Winter carnival : Ottawa, 1923-1924
Black house : Big Moose Lake and Lake Placid, 1924-1929
Waterlilies and etching table : Temagami and Weston, 1929-1930
Village spread out : Palgrave, 1930-1933
Earth, sky, and water : Six Mile Lake, 1933-1937
Stars over Bay Street : Six Mile Lake and Toronto, 1937-1940
Rites of autumn : Uxbridge, 1940-1946
Leaves in the wind : Baptiste Lake, 1947-1953
Epilogue : 1953 and after

LCCN:

cn 96931746

Control Number:

61696

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Milne, David, 1882-1953

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