Vistas: Artists on the Canadian Pacific Railway

Vistas: Artists on the Canadian Pacific Railway showcases artwork and photographs from a major exhibition organized by Glenbow Museum. This publication contains stunning reproductions of over 55 paintings, 60 photographs, engravings and maps, tracing the path of the Canadian Pacific Railway from the prairies to the west coast.

The artists featured participated in the CPR's artists' pass program, the brainchild of William Van Horne, manager of the CPR and an artist in his own right. A visual and written account of the major stops and vistas seen along the railway from Calgary to Victoria also gives readers an appreciation of the Western Canadian landscape as it existed in the mid 1880s to the early 1900s. Written by Roger Boulet, a specialist in Canadian historical art and photography, Vistas situates the work of these artists within the railway's — and Canada's — dynamic history.

$39.95
ISBN: 978-1-895379-59-4
10 x 10; 192 pages; 150+ colour images; Paper

Honouring Tradition: Reframing Native Art

Honouring Tradition: Reframing Native Art brings new perspectives to historical and contemporary Aboriginal art.
To explore the diverse ways this art can be understood, the Glenbow Museum invited Aboriginal elders, leaders and artists to share their perspectives with non-Native museum staff. The resulting dialogue highlights the complexity of Aboriginal art from the northern plains to the subarctic regions of Canada.

Links to tradition, history and culture can be seen in artwork both old and new - from a lavishly beaded mossbag made in the 1890s, to a work created in 2006 by chiseling, drilling, sanding and assembling circuit boards.

The breadth of Aboriginal art in this publication, lavishly documented in more than 65 full-colour photographs, honours the importance of community, the connection to land and place and the tradition of storytelling.

$34.95
ISBN 978-1-895379-58-7
8.5 x 11; 152 pages; 65+ colour photos; Paper

The Group of Seven in Western Canada

In The Group of Seven in Western Canada, Catharine Mastin, curator of the Glenbow exhibition, and five other Canadian scholars and curators (Robert Stacey, Marci Crosby, Liz Wylie, Anna Hudson, and Ann Davis) explore the inspiration and influence of the West on both the Group's artwork and their sense of national identity.

A multiplicity of viewpoints are expressed in this book as each author explores the Group's relationship with the West from their own unique point of view. The book focuses on the significant themes and works produced by the Group from artistic, political, geographical, social, and cultural perspectives in order to create the first, and most comprehensive, study of the Group's western muse.

With 130 stunning images and photographs to accompany the fascinating and insightful text, The Group of Seven in Western Canada is a unique and outstanding contribution to the history and legacy of Canadian art.

Hardcover, colour and black & white photos, 208 pages

SPECIAL PRICE $29.99
ISBN 1-55263-439-6

Carl Rungius: Artist & Sportsman

During his lifetime, artist Carl Rungius (1869-1959) enjoyed a reputation similar to that of well-known western painter and sculptor Frederic Remington. Though interest in his depictions of the wildlife and landscapes of the West declined following his death, growing fascination with our wilderness heritage has brought Rungius back into the public eye.

Jacketed hardcover, full-colour throughout (10" x 10"), 176 pages

$49.95
ISBN 1-894622-09-X

Treasures of the Glenbow Museum

by Hugh A. Dempsey
Glenbow is Western Canada's most important historical resource. Its collections of art, native artifacts, cultural history, and its archives are world renowned. This colourful book highlights some of Glenbow's vast collections and tells the story of how it came to be.

$29.95 Hardcover
ISBN 1895379008

W.J. Phillips Sketchbook Journal

This 160-page journal is illustrated with ten sketches of the Banff area, taken from Walter Phillips' sketchbooks, ca. 1942 to 1955. The images are complemented by quotes from Phillips' writings on nature and art, and one of his monograms is embossed on the cover.

SPECIAL PRICE $9.96 Paperbound Ill.
ISBN 1895379016

Frontiers, Frontières Fronteras: René Derouin

by Patricia Ainslie
This book reflects four decades of René Derouin's work. A printmaker, sculptor, and installation artist, Derouin searches for identity through his connection with the land and the exploration of personal and cultural memories.

$29.95 Paperbound Ill.
ISBN 1895379113

Booking Passage: The Alternate Lives of Artifacts

In this book, which explores how artifacts inspire fiction, 11 Alberta writers write about objects in Glenbow's collections.

$4.95
ISBN 189537930X

Booking Passage: The Second Voyage

For this second venture, writers from Western Canada High School and the University of Calgary were inspired by Glenbow artifacts.

$4.95
BP

Correspondences: Jack Shadbolt

by Patricia Ainslie
Stressing similarities between the experiences of nature and interior states of mind, Jack Shadbolt creates analogies between nature and the world and finds within them "unity, profound and recondite."

$9.95 Paperbound Ill.
ISBN 1895379067

Images of the Land: Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945

by Patricia Ainslie
This book, now in its second printing, was initially published in 1985, and represents an important but often neglected form of artistic expression in Canada. Among the more than 60 artists represented are: A.J. Casson, André Biélier, W.J. Phillips, and E. Hogate.

$19.95 Paperbound Ill.
ISBN 0919224407

With Lens and Brush: Images of the Western Canadian Landscape 1845-1890

by Christopher Jackson
A fascinating look at early impressions of Western Canada through paintings and photographs.

$4.95 Paperbound Ill.
ISBN 919224881

Rita McKeough: an excavation

This publication provides an overview of Rita McKeough's work to date, and has two components: an illustrated book bringing together a chorus of voices comprised of the artist, the curators, and nine other contributors, and a two-part video compilation.

$34.95 1 Book/2 VHS videos
ISBN 1895379148

Sybil Andrews and the Art of Linocut

This award-winning video follows the 70-year career of artist Sybil Andrews. Andrews is best known for her colour linoleum cut prints. She reflects on her formative years in England, on her life in Campbell River, British Columbia, and her life's work. Her recollections, combined with images of her artwork, reveal her lifelong passion for art.

$34.95
VHS - NTSC