160 pages. Bilingual English/French. A sumptously produced publication profusely illustrated in colour upon glossy stock. Features: Arthur Lettett; Daniel Renaud; Donald Liardi; Tommy Zen; Aline Brochu; Jacques Poirier; Don Curley; Lorenzo Frachetti; Robert Gerard; Pierre Girard; Graeme Shaw; Bertrand Tremblay; Carolle Beaudry; Philip Buytendorp; David Brown Milne (1882-1953); and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. View More...
Pages 41-82 Illustrated in colour and black and white. Features: European Masters from Canadian Collections; East is West - thoughts on the meaning and unity of contemporary art; Abstracts at Home; Concours Artistique de la province de Quebec; A Heritage in Decay - the totem art of the Haidas; The Flight from Meaning in Painting; Community Arts for Vancouver; Recent Acquisitions; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 1954 - The Totem Art of the Haidas European Masters from Canadian Collect... View More...
Signed by Abraham Arnold upon title page. "...A remarkable story and a fine collaboration between artist and historian." - dust jacket. Contains sixteen wonderful colour illustrations by William Kurelek. 91 pages. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which has been touched up and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy of this lovely work. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Jewish Life in Canada - Paintings, Commentaries and a Historical Essay *SIGNED BY ARNOLD* Canadian Prairie Art Judaica Immigration Parnos... View More...
56 pages. Features: Rare Shirley Temple Dolls; Native American Dolls; Novelist Anne Rice's Doll Museum; German Fish Tank Fantasies; A History of the Gesland Company; Schoenhut Toys Set Records!; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. View More...
31 pages Features: A Seat Below the Salt - Brief history of silver plate of the 1600's as owned by the aristocracy; Rockingham Teawares - Rockingham China Works of Swinton in Yorkshire - history and identifying attributes; Lithographs - The process and history of lithography; The Burlington Glass Site Part 3 - Brief history of Burlington Glass Co. in Hamilton, Ontario (circa 1874 - 1910) and articles unearthed at the old site 1967; Theorem Painting - Process of Theorem painting - designs painted on white cotton velvet; and Early Canadian Furniture. Minimal wear along spine. Small mailin... View More...
144 pages. Jean-Pierre Gauthier and the animate object; Reece Terris lifts construction know-how into high art; Michel de Broin takes his art to Paris and New Orleans; Jessica Stockholder plays with colour and form; Tim Whiten and the elusive magic of making; Christiana Eckart moves painting into sculpture; Jacques Bilodeau's sculpture of engagement. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. View More...
48 pages. Features: Printed Imagery on Clay; Working with Panels and Wall Pieces; Matthias Ostermann; International Ceramics Conference; The Human Condition - varda Yatom's Latest Work; The Politics of Exclusion; Full Circle - The Story of a Commission - Grace Nickel's work; A Vase for One Flower; The Art of Pricing Art. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. View More...
104 pages. Features: Wet Finishing; Tales and Towels of Huck; Linen Towels in Huck; Turned Twills and Color Effects; Felted Wearables; Beading and Embroidery on Handwoven Fabric; Seersucker Sweetie; Deflected Doubleweave - start to finish; Simple textures and patterns on the rigid heddle loom; Winter roses throw; Carla Moore Buchheit; Fibers and Finishes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Handwoven (Hand Woven) Magazine, January (Jan.) / February (Feb.) 2001 - Special Hemstitching and Embroidery Finishes Wet Finishing; Tales and Towels of... View More...
104 pages. Features: Swatch Collection #33; Mixing Color, Fiber, and Structure; A Colorful Mix for a Doll; Ikat Effects Without the Fuss; An Unusual Tapestry Mix for a Vest; Rags to Riches Vest; Instant Imagery with Iron-On Transfers; Embellished Bags; A Mixed Fabric Palette; Those Old Castoffs for a New Look; Catharine Muerdter's Woven Shibori; Mixing Lace with a Pattern Warp; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Handwoven (Hand Woven) Magazine, September (Sept.) / October (Oct.) 2000 - Loom Music Color-and-Weave Throw; Designing Stripes ... View More...
54 pages. Features: Album; Susie Peak; Barbar Walter; Janet Blackwell; Helen Duskin; Aurora Salek; Hazel Perkins; Jan Milton; Al Carney; Veda Morrett; Oriental Painting; Rosalee Manwell; Linda Alexander; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. View More...
23 pages. Presents works from the professional division. "Some of these specimens have been reproduced in national magazines and used for special advertising campaigns. Many of them are excellent examples of how an art idea can be developed for a definite commercial art purpose. All show skill in handling and creative ability." - from page 3. Also included is a lovely illustrated article by Emil Bunjes entitled Sketching from Life. A three-page illustrated article by Gerhard Ramberg entitled "The Value of Servicing Small Art Accounts" is also included. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding... View More...
23 pages. Features: Layout Artists in Demand, by Roy W. Tripphahn; Artine Smith - Advertising Artist, New York City - illustrated article; The Layout - The Art of Making and Presenting, by Claud S. Kent - illustrated article; Career updates on dozens of school graduates, including their photos; J.C. Covington and Mabel Burwick - Industrial Designers - one-page illustrated article with their photos; Larry Pendleton - successful portraiture artist - illustrated article. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. View More...
122 pages. Features: Cover photo of New Jersey Couple Frank and Barbara Calabrese with adopted daughter Rachel; The New Face of Adoption; Vietnam combat diary; Sen. Strom Thurmond; New birth control techniques; Color photos of daily life on the Chinese Mainland; Can Wage-Price freezes work?; The Increasing Role of Computers in art - from music to poetry to visual works; One-page ad for Moneysworth with photo of Ralph Ginzburg; Dixie Takes the Bus; photo of burning school buses in Pontiac, Michigan; Reflecting on Black Panther George Jackson, killed in San Quentin recently; Sales of lottery ti... View More...
100 pages. Features: Tromping through the ages - a Boston artist turned to the 18th century for design inspiration but he used 20th century technology to produce her woven coverlets; Jacquard Weaving in Huehuetenango - textiles woven on hand operated Jacquard looms have a distinctive place in the spectrum of Guatemalan weaving; Jacquard Weaving - a special report; Machine Knitting - the state-of-the-art; Rugs - for the floor, the wall and the imagination; A conversation with Lillian Elliott; Nancy Belfer; Maridadi West; Frank Gardner; Annie Dempsey; Lucille Landis; Kiyomi Iwata; Carol Mecagni... View More...
80 pages. Features: Cover illustration of General Officer Commanding Canadian Corps - Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton; Great colour-photo ad for International Trucks inside front cover features fire-fighters for the air fighters of the R.C.A.F.; Rare one-page black and white photo ad for Moffats Limited shows their employees involved in WWII-related activities; One-page Westinghouse Radio ad features their Strategic War Map and the title "God bless you - Canada!"; Over There - McNaughton's boys are now in fine battle shape and spoiling for a fight - article with photos; Douglas Reed expl... View More...
36 pages. Features: Eliot O'Hara Paints a Watercolor - article with illustrations; John Taylor Arms - how he makes an etching (part 2 of 3); The Technic of the Airbrush; Interview with Stevan Dohanos; Tempera; Pencil Drawing; When an artist goes gunning with a camera; and more. Average wear. A sound copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; American Artist Magazine, January (Jan.) 1941 - Eliot O'Hara Cover Photo Eliot O'Hara Paints a Watercolor - article with illustrations; John Taylor Arms - how he makes an etching (part 2 of 3); The Technic of the Airbrush; Interview with Stevan Dohanos; View More...
Features: Material Differences - Tapestry; Clay Arts - Spirit Guide Vessels; On the Surface - Discharge Dyeing on Velvet; Embellishments - Stained-Glass Brooches; Threads - Black Velvet - An Evening Bag; Accoutrements - Folded Fabric Necklaces; Gwen Gibson Designer Collection; Embroidered Expressions of Marie-Claire Billault; Fit for a Queen! - Fancy Lanyard Necklaces; The Magical World of Cirque du Soleil - a rare opportunity to meet their creative costume designers in Montreal; Dr. Laura's Passion; and more. 96 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy.; 4to View More...
Signed and inscribed by the principals of Rice Brydone Limited, Eleanor Brydone and Peter Rice, upon front free endpaper. Includes four-page Foreword by Margaret Atwood entitled 'Living in Space'. "Tracing the principles and processes of interior design, this book provides a portrait of the field as seen from the perspective of a leading North American design firm. Rice Brydone presents the current concerns of interior design for the urban corporate market, including new directions that take economics and ergonomics into account as much as corporate identity and aesthetics. The book's desc... View More...
92 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Features: The Massey Collection of English Painting; The Rights of the Artist in his Work; Mosaics and Murals in Mexico; Some New Canadian Painters and Their Debt to Hans Hofmann; New Murals in Canada; What's Wrong with Art Exhibitions in Canada?; The Winnipeg Art Gallery; New Acquisitions by Galleries and Museums in Canada; The Arts Centre of Greater Victoria; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Average wear. Openings along coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 1... View More...