Art and work : a social history of labour in the Canadian graphic arts industry to the 1940s

Art and work : a social history of labour in the Canadian graphic arts industry to the 1940s /

This book is a history of the development of commercial illustration and the graphic arts industry in Canada from the late eighteenth century to the 1940s. It suggests that the foundations of Canadian art and a Canadian popular culture rest not only within the European traditions of fine art but als...

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Main Author: Davis, Angela E., 1926-1994 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995
Subjects:
Graphic arts > Canada > History.
Printing industry > Canada > Employees > History.
Art and industry > Canada > History.
Engraving, Canadian > History.
Art and society > Canada > History.
Engravers > Canada > History.
Electronic books.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Social History and the Graphic Arts Industry
  • 2. The English Inheritance: Artists, Engravers, and the Separation of the Arts
  • 3. Transferring the Traditions: Visitors and Immigrants
  • 4. Changing Patterns of Work: Engravers and Photo-engravers, 1870-1914
  • 5. Changing Perceptions of Art: Artists and Commercial Artists, 1870-1914
  • 6. Business and Art in Western Canada: The Spread of Commercial Ideas
  • 7. Factors for Change: Labour and Art, 1914-1940
  • 8. Conclusion: Social History and Popular Culture.

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