Art Canada Institute has released a new online art book, Quebec City Art & Artists: An Illustrated History by Michèle Grandbois.
The new book, which can be downloaded here, “introduces readers to the remarkable wealth of visual culture that has emerged out of a storied site. From precontact creations to cartography and scenes of exploration, from early immigrant artists to commissions for the Catholic Church, and from the singular vision of painter Horatio Walker (1858–1938) to the arresting and avant-garde installations of artist collective BGL (formed in 1996), author Michèle Grandbois takes us on a fascinating journey through the key artists, institutions, and community builders who have forged an unparalleled creative legacy,” according to Art Canada Institute.
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) curator from 1987 to 2014, Grandbois curated 30 exhibitions and wrote more than 12 publications on Canadian artists, including Jean Dallaire, Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Clarence Gagnon and Jean Paul Lemieux. She is also the author of the 2016 book Jean Paul Lemieux: Life & Work.
Source: Art Canada Institute
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