Painting, Drawing
Old Punk Rockers Never Die, They Just Do Installation Art: A Profile of Artist Mary Anne Barkhouse
Alternate Title
UBC Museum of Anthropology Pacific Northwest Sourcebook Series
[MOA Sourcebooks]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Dysart
Tanya Bob
Description
Artist, who works in jewelry, mixed-media visual arts, and installations describes the influences and inspirations behind her creations.
On Cultural Commons and Commoning in Aboriginal Street Art Murals: The Case of 7th Generation Image Makers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Wade MacInnis
Political Economy of Communication, vol. 4, no. 1, 2016, pp. 102-125
Description
Focuses on a Toronto-based arts organization which, every summer, produces murals centred on Aboriginal teachings and stories and connected with communities and the local environment.
On the Edge of a Knife: Robert Davidson's Art Walks a Fine Line Between the Personal and the Political, the Aesthetic and Anthropological
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Off
Canadian Art, vol. 11, no. 1, Spring, 1994, p. 28
Description
Reviews an exhibition spanning three decades, entitled Eagle of the Dawn that featured carving, painting, printmaking and engraved works .
The Other Kananginak Pootoogook
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Kardosh
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. [10]-18
Description
Discusses artist's works depicting Inuit society in transition from traditional to contemporary ways of life.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 10.
Out of the Sea: Sculpture and Graphics in the Inuit Art Collection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Lalonde
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Fall, 1997, pp. 30-32
Description
Curatorial notes for the exhibition of the same name at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, April 18 to November 16, 1997.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 30.
Painter Sought Emotional Response from Viewers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 30
Description
Brief article on artist Joane Cardinal-Schubert who combined the symbols of her Canadian Plains people with her own life experience, creating a history of personal and cultural significance.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.
"Painting by R. Lindemere of an Indian dance costume."
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Richard Lindemere
Description
A black & white photograph of Richard Lindemere's painting of an Aboriginal person in ceremonial dress. The person wears a fur [bear] robe and a [wolf] mask and carries a hand drum and a large spear.
Painting Native America in Public: American Indian Artists and the New Deal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicolas G. Rosenthal
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 47-70
Description
Article considers American Indian artists from the New Deal era and stresses Indigenous engagement with modernity and the role played by Indigenous peoples in the creation of modern American culture and society.
Painting the "Soft Knife": Harry Wedge's Colonial Canvas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gaynor Macdonald
Visual Anthropology Review, vol. 21, no. 1-2, March 2005, pp. 98-115
Description
Looks at an artist whose paintings examine colonial history, Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal interactions, and everyday life.
Paints (Blood Indian)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that describes how the paints are gathered and prepared as well as the uses of the different paints.
Pamela Masik and The Forgotten Exhibition: Controversy and Cancellation at the Museum of Anthropology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meg Pinto
Museum Anthropology, vol. 36, no. 1, April 2013, pp. 4-17
Description
Examines issues surrounding the controversial series of paintings which depict murdered and missing women (predominately Aboriginal) from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Paul Kane’s “Wanderings”
Articles » General
Author/Creator
G. W . Snelgrove
Saskatchewan History, vol. 4, no. 3, Spring, 1951, pp. 102-106
Description
Describes the travels and work of the artist and adventurer who was commissioned by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to sketch portraits of Indigenous peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 102.
Pencil to Paper: Early Drawings by Parr
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Lalonde
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 38-39
Description
Curatorial notes from exhibition of the same name mounted at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, November 28, 1997 to March 29, 1998.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 38.
Peter Chamberlain Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Chamberlain
David Stevenson
Agnes Chamberlain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion about the meanings of various Indian words in English ; family relationships ; and the cannibal dance known as Hamatsa. Mentions a fire in Katit, British Columbia in 1935.