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The author began a quest to find out more about an artist from the Cariboo named Sonia Cornwall (1919-2006). Through…
interviews, letters, original artworks, articles, exhibition catalogues, imaginings of conversations and occurrences, along with her own reflections on the experience, she pieced together a story of pioneering, love and the pursuit of art. But in searching for Sonia, the author found an unanticipated new friend in Sonia's mother, Vivien Cowan (1893-1990), who became a larger part of the story than she could possibly have imagined. 2013.
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Provides an overview of the lives of the members of the Group of Seven and their work. c1995.
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The first great portrait photographer, a pioneering balloonist, the first person to take an aerial photograph, and the prime mover…
behind the first airmail service, Nadar was one of the original celebrity artist-entrepreneurs. A kind of 19th-century Andy Warhol, he knew everyone worth knowing and photographed them all, conferring on posterity psychologically compelling portraits of Manet, Sarah Bernhardt, Delacroix, Daumier and countless others - a priceless panorama of Parisian celebrity. 2017.
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An alphabetical list of the author's favourite words, which she includes for their rhythm and rich sound. Some entries are well-known words while others are obscure. 1997.
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Nom: Valadon. Prénom: Marie-Clémentine dite "Suzanne." Peintre, née le 23 septembre 1865. Fils: Utrillo (peintre). Amants: Toulouse-Lautrec, Erik Satie, Utter. Qui était donc cette Suzanne Valadon? 1984.
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A comprehensive, behind-the-scenes look at the origins and history, rituals and initiations, artifacts, secret signs, languages and famous members of…
the most notorious secret societies of all time. Included are the Cosa Nostra, Al Qaeda, the Triads, Wicca, Skull & Bones, the Freemasons, and the Druids. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.
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Karen Lavut recounts her friendship with painter Christiane Pflug who killed herself at Easter, 1972. She celebrates the joy and…
memories left by her lost friend, and laments the fact that she chose to leave life so early on. 1999.
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Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they…
pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. 2018.
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This biography of the Group of Seven painter, Fred Varley, examines both his personal and professional lives. The effects of…
his drinking and womanizing on his family and his work are closely examined.
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Spanish in progressive steps. 2011, c1998.
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Presents an intermediate language learning program designed to teach the listener Latin American Spanish in progressive steps. 2011, c1998.
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Latin American Spanish in progressive steps, without the use of reading materials. 2011, c2000.
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Presents an intermediate language learning program designed to teach the listener Latin American Spanish in progressive steps. 2011, c1998.
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Spanish in progressive steps. 2011, c1998.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Fine arts biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
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The inspiring odyssey of a boy from an impoverished prairie farm who became one of Canada's greatest artists. This is…
a story of triumph over loneliness and mental anguish, of a lifelong spiritual quest. 1980.
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Biography, Fine arts biography, Science and medicine biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction
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A biography of one of British Columbia's foremost architects. During his active career from 1890-1929, he designed and oversaw the…
building of many homes in Victoria and Vancouver, many of which are in use today. 1985.
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Arts and entertainment, Biography, Fine arts biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Lifestyle
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Ce livre rapporte l'évolution du peintre, son ascension et sa confrontation avec la province de Québec, car Riopelle a soulevé…
ici beaucoup de passion; il a dérangé par sa fougue, sa liberté et surtout par son succès. 1988.
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Russian in progressive steps. 2011, c1998.
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Russian in progressive steps. 2011, c2001.
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener Russian in progressive steps. 2011, c1998.