The crisis of abstraction in Canada : the 1950s / Denise Leclerc ; with a technical essay by Marion H. Barclay.

Main entry:

Leclerc, Denise.

Title & Author:

The crisis of abstraction in Canada : the 1950s / Denise Leclerc ; with a technical essay by Marion H. Barclay.

Publication:

Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada, 1992.

Description:

237 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Issued also in French under title: La crise de l'abstraction au Canada.
Catalog of a traveling exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Canada and first held in the Musée du Québec, Quebec City, 18 Nov. 1992-31 Jan. 1993.
Catalogue of a traveling exhibition held at the Musée du Québec, Quebec City, 18 Nov. 1992-31 Jan. 1993.; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Mar. 12-May 24, 1993; the Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, June 11-Aug. 8, 1993; the Glenbow Museun, Calgary, Aug. 28-Oct. 24, 1993; and the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Nov. 18, 1993-Jan. 30, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-237).
Colour Plates -- Crisis of Abstraction in Canada: The 1950s / Denise Leclerc -- I. Introduction -- II. Montreal -- III. Toronto -- IV. Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, and Vancouver. V. Conclusion -- Materials Used in Certain Canadian Abstract Paintings of the 1950s / Marion H. Barclay -- I. Introduction -- II. Technical Analysis of Selected Materials -- III. Use of Selected Materials by Specific Artists. Appendix A: Techniques of Canadian Painters before and after 1958 -- Appendix B: Some Manufacturers and Suppliers of Acrylic Paints -- Bibliography: Materials and Techniques.

ISBN:

088884624X
9780888846242

Subject:

Art, Abstract Canada Exhibitions.
Art, Canadian 20th century Exhibitions.
Art abstrait Canada Expositions.
Art canadien 20e siècle Expositions.
Art, Abstract.
Art, Canadian.
Abstrakte Malerei
Ausstellung
Geschichte 1950-1960.
Québec (1992)
Art, Canadian 20th century
Canada.
Kanada

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Barclay, Marion.
National Gallery of Canada.
Musée du Québec
Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
Glenbow Museum
Art Gallery of Hamilton (Ont.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 122578
Call No.: ID N6545.5.A28 L4 CAN; ID:96-B940
Status: Available

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