For folk's sake art and economy in twentieth-century Nova Scotia
Folk art emerged in twentieth-century Nova Scotia not as an accident of history, but in tandem with cultural policy developments that shaped art institutions across the province between 1967 and 1997. For Folk's Sake charts how woodcarvings and paintings by well-known and obscure self-taught ma...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal [etc.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press
cop. 2016
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991008086549708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Sumario: | Folk art emerged in twentieth-century Nova Scotia not as an accident of history, but in tandem with cultural policy developments that shaped art institutions across the province between 1967 and 1997. For Folk's Sake charts how woodcarvings and paintings by well-known and obscure self-taught makers--and their connection to handwork, local history, and place--soothed the public's nostalgia for a simpler past. |
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| Descripción Física: | xviii, 405 p. : il. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 373-391) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780773548121 |
