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The Art of Fred Ross

A Timeless Humanism

by (author) Tom Smart

Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 1993
Category
General, General, Painting
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780864921727
    Publish Date
    Jan 1993
    List Price
    $75.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780864921703
    Publish Date
    Jan 1993
    List Price
    $35.00

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Out of print

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Description

An in-depth look at the work and life of one of Atlantic Canada's most respected artists who studied under Jack Humphreys and Miller Brittain in Saint John and Diego Rivera and Pablo O'Higgins in Mexico. Returning to his home city of Saint John, Ross developed his unique style.

About the author

Tom Smart is the Executive Director and CEO of the McMichael Canadian Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, and the President of the McMichael Canadian Art Foundation. For seven years he was Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he developed an ambitious international exhibition program, and at the same time, he was appointed a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. He served as Acting Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery from 1997 until 1999 and was Curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton from 1989 to 1997. Smart is the author of nine books and catalogues. His most recent book is the critically acclaimed Alex Colville: Return, which moved criticism of Colville's works to a new intellectual level. His 1995 book The Art of Mary Pratt: The Substance of Light won the Atlantic Provinces Booksellers Association Booksellers Choice Award, the Studio Magazine Award of Merit, and the Printing Industries of America Award of Merit. It was included in Great Canadian Books of the Century.

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