Two Spirits Soar: The Art of Allen Sapp / The Inspiration of Allan Gonor (SIGNED FIRST EDITION)

Toronto, Canada: Stoddart, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; inscribed and dated in blue ink by the former owner on the ffep; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Signed by the author on the half-title page! Blue cloth with silver lettering on the spine. 134 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Two Spirits Soar celebrates the distinctive talent of the Canadian painter Allen Sapp, a Cree from Saskatchewan, and his relationship with Dr. Allan Gonor, mentor and friend. Sapp specializes in paintings depicting native life as he remembers it on the Red Pheasant Reserve near North Battleford, with subjects ranging from social activities and farming chores to full-dress ceremonies. These remarkable examples of Canadian art might never have existed were it not for Dr. Gonor, a man of uncommon insight who early recognized Sapp's ability and encouraged him to paint from his own experience rather that trying to copy other artists' modes of expression........" (SIGNED FIRST EDITION).