Biography & Autobiography Artists, Architects, Photographers
A.Y. Jackson
A Love for the Land
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2003
- Category
- Artists, Architects, Photographers, Canadian, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894852067
- Publish Date
- Jan 2003
- List Price
- $15.95
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Description
A founding member of the Group of Seven, A.Y. Jackson portrayed the Canadian landscape in a bold and inventive manner. His paintings show us the vastness and diversity of our country and illustrate a key chapter in the story of Canada’s coming of age as a nation.
About the author
Wayne Larsen is a Montreal artist, editor, and writer whose work has appeared in a wide variety of publications. Currently, he teaches graduate-level journalism at Concordia University and is the author of A.Y. Jackson: The Life of a Landscape Painter and James Wilson Morrice: Painter of Light and Shadow. He lives in Verdun, Quebec.
Awards
- Winner, Dewey Diva Pick
Editorial Reviews
Through anecdotes and excerpts from Jacksons writings, Larsen portrays the public man as good-humoured and outgoing but the private man remains opaque.
Canada's History Magazine