A place in history: twenty years of acquiring paintings, drawings and prints at the National Archives of Canada / by Jim Burant et al. : SA2-213/1990E
The National Archives of Canada maintains the largest collection of works of art relating to Canadian history, encompassing some 200,000 paintings, drawings, prints, posters, cartoons, medals and other related visual documents. The holdings date from the sixteenth century, and the majority are still in almost pristine condition. This catalogue is intended to acquaint the public with a treasured part of this national heritage, a selection of the paintings, drawings and prints acquired over the last twenty years. This magnificently illustrated publication presents to us the human face of history through the reproductions of paintings, drawings and prints. The texts accompanying each reproduction put each work in context and present valuable and interesting information on not only the historical context of each, but also information on the artists and their life and work. Contains black and white reproductions, 13 color plates.
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| Department/Agency | National Archives of Canada. |
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| Title | A place in history: twenty years of acquiring paintings, drawings and prints at the National Archives of Canada / by Jim Burant et al. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | Exhibition catalogue. "A selection of some of the most treasured records acquired over the last twenty years and now held by the Documentary Art and Photography Division."--Foreword. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : National Archives of Canada 1991. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | 300p. : coloured plates, illus. ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-660-13740-2 |
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| Subject terms | Arts Canadian history |