Land, spirit, power : First Nations at the National Gallery of Canada

Book

Land, spirit, power : First Nations at the National Gallery of Canada / Diana Nemiroff, Robert Houle, Charlotte Townsend-Gault.

Nemiroff, Diana. (Author). Houle, Robert. (Added Author). Townsend-Gault, Charlotte. (Added Author). National Gallery of Canada. (Added Author).

Summary:

Exhibition catalogue for 'Land, Spirit, Power' at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, in 1992, a collection of contemporary art intended as a response and contribution to current discussions on questions of cultural identity, from the specific perspective of First Nations. Includes three essays, and data on each artist.

Record details

ISBN: 0888846509
ISBN: 9780888846501
Physical Description: 231 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Publisher: [Ottawa] : The Gallery, ©1992.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Issued also in French under title: Terre, esprit, pouvoir.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Land, spirit, power: First Nations at the National Gallery of Canada, organized by the National Gallery of Canada, and presented in Ottawa from 25 September to 22 November 1992"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:: Modernism, nationalism, and beyond : a critical history of exhibitions of First Nations art / Diana Nemiroff -- The spiritual legacy of the ancient ones / Robert Houle -- Kinds of knowing / Charlotte Townsend-Gault.