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Author: Dawn, Leslie
ISBN: 9780774812184

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In the early decades of the twentieth century, the visual arts were considered central to the formation of a distinct national identity, and the Group of Seven's landscapes became part of a larger program to unify the nation and assert its uniqueness. This book traces the development of this program and illuminates its conflicted history. Leslie Dawn problematizes conventional perceptions of the Group as a national school and underscores the contradictions inherent in international exhibitions showing unpeopled landscapes alongside Northwest Coast Native arts and the "Indian" paintings of Langdon Kihn and Emily Carr. Dawn examines how this dichotomy forced a re-evaluation of the place of First Nations in both Canadian art and nationalism.

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Reconsiders the works of the Group of Seven and shows how, in a seris of international exhibitions held in London and Paris, conflicts arose between their unpeopled landscapes and the presence of Northwest Coast Native peoples and arts. The book also reveals how the portraits of Native peoples of western Canada by the American artist Langdon Kihn served to undermine the principle of Native disappearance on which the Group's works were based.

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Title National Visions, National Blindness: Canadian Art and Identities in the 1920s
Author Leslie Dawn
Binding Paperback
Edition First edition
Pages 456
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, B. C
Publication date February 15, 2007
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780774812184 / 0774812184
Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
Dimensions 8.47 x 5.91 x 1.12 in (21.51 x 15.01 x 2.84 cm)
Themes
- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Canadiana
Category History - General History
Dewey Decimal Code 709.710

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