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- ISBN 9781773272504
- Dimensions: 254 x 304mm
- Publication Date: 19 Sep 2023
- Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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"If the function of the artist is to see, the first duty of the critic is to understand what the artist saw."
– J.E.H. MacDonald
To See What He Saw focuses on the Lake O’Hara work produced by English-Canadian artist and Group of Seven member James Edward Hervey (J.E.H.) MacDonald, R.C A. (1873–1932) between 1924 and 1932. The book documents MacDonald’s seven trips to Yoho National Park in the Rocky Mountains of eastern British Columbia, Canada, and presents a detailed catalogue of the resulting en plein air sketches and the subsequent studio works completed during the last nine years of his life.
The book features more than 200 of MacDonald’s western works from this period, organized geographically with en plein air sketches and studio work illustrated side by side. Each sketch is accompanied by at least one present-day photograph, many of which are taken from the exact rocky perch where MacDonald sat. Save for the forest growth since the 1920s, this pairing enables the viewer to see what MacDonald saw, and to understand how he processed the landscape before him. The book includes full transcripts of diaries, essays, and poems from which detailed, chronological descriptions of MacDonald's seven trips have been compiled. Relevant excerpts and original research further contextualize and illuminate the artist’s practices for specific sketches wherever possible.
Of interest to Group of Seven and Canadian art collectors, curators, historians, students, and enthusiasts alike, this book is produced in conjunction with a 2024 exhibition at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, Alberta. To See What He Saw offers a comprehensive examination of this esteemed artist’s painting process, finished works, and mindset over this period, and provides a unique lens through which to view MacDonald’s O’Hara work—a perspective that has not previously been fully explored in exhibition or in publication.
– J.E.H. MacDonald
To See What He Saw focuses on the Lake O’Hara work produced by English-Canadian artist and Group of Seven member James Edward Hervey (J.E.H.) MacDonald, R.C A. (1873–1932) between 1924 and 1932. The book documents MacDonald’s seven trips to Yoho National Park in the Rocky Mountains of eastern British Columbia, Canada, and presents a detailed catalogue of the resulting en plein air sketches and the subsequent studio works completed during the last nine years of his life.
The book features more than 200 of MacDonald’s western works from this period, organized geographically with en plein air sketches and studio work illustrated side by side. Each sketch is accompanied by at least one present-day photograph, many of which are taken from the exact rocky perch where MacDonald sat. Save for the forest growth since the 1920s, this pairing enables the viewer to see what MacDonald saw, and to understand how he processed the landscape before him. The book includes full transcripts of diaries, essays, and poems from which detailed, chronological descriptions of MacDonald's seven trips have been compiled. Relevant excerpts and original research further contextualize and illuminate the artist’s practices for specific sketches wherever possible.
Of interest to Group of Seven and Canadian art collectors, curators, historians, students, and enthusiasts alike, this book is produced in conjunction with a 2024 exhibition at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, Alberta. To See What He Saw offers a comprehensive examination of this esteemed artist’s painting process, finished works, and mindset over this period, and provides a unique lens through which to view MacDonald’s O’Hara work—a perspective that has not previously been fully explored in exhibition or in publication.
Stanley Munn, a retired exploration geologist, fell in love with photography at an early age. He started with black-and-white film, processing his work in a home dark room, and eventually incorporated digital technology into his photography. He rarely left home without a camera in hand. His photographs have appeared in various books and publications.
Patricia Cucman is a retired petroleum geologist. After retirement, she and her husband, Stanley Munn, spent twenty years re-exploring Lake O’Hara together with a view to experiencing the area through the eyes of the Group of Seven painter. She has always had a passion for learning, the creative process, and puzzle-solving, and applied these skills to the collection, organization, and assessment of the research materials that form the foundation of this publication. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Anne Ewen is the Director and Chief Curator of Art and Heritage at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. She has enjoyed a distinguished career as an art curator, arts administrator, author, heritage consultant, and mentor to emerging artists and curators. She lives in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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