What's Latest in Ornamentum
Joe Fafard, text by Terence Heath
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Review by John Fleming
Joe Fafard
Terrence Heath. Vancouver/Toronto/Berkeley:
Douglas & McIntyre and Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, 2007.
ISBN: 978-155365-221-2 CN $55.00
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ublished in conjunction with the exhibition Joe Fafard organized by the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina in collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada, this...
TSIMSHIAN TREASURES: Repatriation and Questions of Ownership
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Article by Donna McAlear
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he Dundas Collection of Northwest Coast American Indian Art was purported by Sotheby’s to be the last significant field collection of northwest coast art held by a single private collector before 57 objects from it were dispersed by them in October 2006 for...
Le Beau Dans La Vie Des Habitants De La Nouvelle-France
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Article by Jean-Pierre Hardy
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‘essentiel des écrits sur l’art en Nouvelle-France laisse à penser que le beau est l’apanage des plus fortunés seulement. De fait, la plupart des objets qui ont traversé les âges et que l’on a qualifiés d’art ancien par la suite, appartenaient à des...
EDMONTON: Preserving a modern heritage
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Article by Shafraaz Kaba
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he Modern Movement in Edmonton began to take shape in earnest after World War Two. The discovery of oil in Leduc in 1947 fuelled an incredible building boom and the era of wealth and sanguinity led to unprecedented building development that created Edmonton’s...
PRIVATE PASSION PUBLIC PURPOSE: The John and Heather Harbinson Collection
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he Canadian Museum of Civilization recently acquired the John and Heather Harbinson Collection of Canadian historical furniture and related items. This was perhaps the most complete and best documented collection of its kind in private hands. The editors of Ornamentvm thought our readers would be interested in learning...
Harvest Ring
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Article by John HarbinsonO
ne of the more interesting aspects of collecting historical artifacts is contemplating their history and the people who may have been associated with them. This large circular flask or harvest ring, as it is sometimes called, is an intriguing example that invites...
Flat Motifs: The Eclectic Designs of the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre Vaudeville Sets
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Article by Chloë Catán
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hen the Ontario Heritage Trust1 took on the ambitious project of restoring the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres twenty years ago, they were fully aware that this initiative would save one of the world’s last surviving double-decker theatres. What they were not...
NEW ARTISTS AT OCAD
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f part of Ornamentvm’s mandate is to explore the creative context and talent through which the decorative arts are born, it is important to focus on national schools of art and design as sources of creative energy and exploration. Therefore, in addition to regularly surveying the work...
THE DENE IN EDINBURGH: Dè T’a Hoti Ts’eeda / We Live Securely by the Land
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Article by Clare-Estelle Daitch and Thomas D. Andrews
I hadn’t seen one like this until I went to Scotland. Only at that time did I find out that something like this was made by the people. It’s from way back. Even as a young girl I’ve never...