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The Women of Beaver Hall:
Nora Collyer, Emily Coonan, Prudence Heward, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May,
Kathleen Moir Morris, Lilias
Ethel Seath
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Dundurn Press
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THE WOMEN OF BEAVER HALL: CANADIAN MODERNIST PAINTERS
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Evelyn Walters
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Ten women artists, counterparts of the Group of Seven, are finally being given their due. Long overlooked by critics and historians, they are today among the most sought-after Canadian painters. The Beaver Hall women ventured into a male-dominated art world, lived remarkable lives and produced exceptional work.
Engaging and beautifully designed, The Women of Beaver Hall portrays the life and work of Emily Coonan, Nora Collyer, Prudence Heward, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May, Kathleen Morris, Lilias Torrance Newton, Sarah Robertson, Anne Savage, and Ethel Seath. At the height of their careers in the nineteen twenties and thirties, they redefined the roles of women painters in Canadian history. Long-lost catalogues, old newspapers reviews, and personal papers document their story. But it is the colour plates that make this book irresistible. More than sixty reproductions bring to light paintings, some which have lain hidden in the vaults of public galleries and in private collections for well over fifty years.
The Beaver Hall Group "provided a strong impetus to the careers of many of the finest women painters
About the author:
Evelyn Walters' expertise on the Beaver Hall Group is an outgrowth of her doctoral thesis and from research for a personal art collection. After teaching in
REVIEWS:
A rich and timely contribution … a handsome book in the finest coffee-table tradition, its pages thick and glossy, its more than 65 plates in full colour…. But it's much more than that, too. ( Janice Kennedy, The Ottawa Citizen )
Canadian arts writer Walters ... has tracked down more than 65 paintings for this book, which resurrects the lives and work of this long-neglected part of Canadian art history. ( The Globe and Mail,
The women's art is strong and assured ... Author Evelyn Walters shows us the strength of their work with dozens of colour plates. ( The Times Colonist, Victoria )
An interesting read ... it makes a wonderful addition to any library. ( The Leader-Post,
Fascinating … with many colour reproductions… a delightful and useful book. ( The StarPhoenix,
Lavishly illustrated ... with a text suited to both the scholar and the general reader... sheds light on an unfortunately overlooked slice of Canadian cultural life ... a welcome book, and one that is long overdue. ( The
Beautifully produced … richly exhibiting works that deserve to be known and admired … works are phenomenal … superb landscapes…I would encourage readers to seek this book out and get to know the works and the women who painted them. ( Books in Canada )
A brisk, approachable book ... prose is fresh, fact-drenched and free of special pleading . (Alison Gillmor: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/beaverhall.html )
Beautifully written, great color plates of art ... a treasure for art lovers and art students. Easy to read --- each artist has her own chapter with a biography, interesting anecdotes and stories. Great book! ("Curious Reader",
Finely researched ... Unencumbered by abstract jargon ... lavish colour plates [which] testify to the extraordinary range and abilities of the artists. (Linda Moore, Canadian Literature, Autumn 2007, Issue CL194)
The exceptional work of these ten Montreal women is finally being recognized as equal in importance to that of their male counterparts, the Group of Seven. (
This title is lavishly produced on heavy, glossy paper with large print and ample margins. It does full justice to the work of the women of Beaver Hall. ( Kathy E. Zimon, Canadian Book Review Annual, 2006).
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