On Architecture by Louis Martin
An indispensable and richly illustrated collection of essays by Melvin Charney, with interpretations by established scholars.-
Architecture on Ice
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Jean Paul Riopelle and the Automatiste Movement
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Women at the Helm
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States of Observance
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A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 2
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Jackson's Wars
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Voluntary Detours
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What Was History Painting and What Is It Now?
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I Can Only Paint
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Jean Paul Riopelle et le Mouvement Automatiste
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The Global Flows of Early Scottish Photography
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Picturing Toronto
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Wendat Women's Arts
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Making Toronto Modern
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Needle Work
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Classicism in Canada
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Narratives Unfolding
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Family Ties
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Visibly Canadian
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Negotiations in a Vacant Lot
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Sketches from an Unquiet Country
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For Folk's Sake
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Spaces and Places for Art
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The Official Picture
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Newfoundland Modern
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The Cultural Work of Photography in Canada
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The Practice of Her Profession
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Out of School
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The Allied Arts
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A History of Photography in Canada, Volume 1
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Out of the Studio
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Photogenic Montreal
On Architecture reveals Charney's writings, in all their diversity and originality, yet also their polemic provocation and social stereotyping, and offers a closely argued and reasoned explanation for why he held the views that he didThis book will be a benchmark in architectural publishing in Canada. Geoffrey Simmins, professor of architectural history, University of Calgary The choice of material written by Charney is excellent, clearly showcasing him as a lively and talented writer, and illuminating his embrace of everyday architecture, his compelling positions on place and displacement, his implicit critique of the profes In conversation with his provocative art and design, the writings of Melvin Charney provide an incisive view of Montreal as an observatory open to the world and as a polygon for experimentation. From his youthful travel sketches to his profound meditatio
Louis Martin is a professor of architectural history at Université du Québec à Montréal.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780773541825 |
| ISBN 10 | 0773541829 |
| Title | On Architecture |
| Author | Louis Martin |
| Series | Mcgill-Queen's Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation Studies In Art History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McGill-Queen's University Press |
| Year published | 2013-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
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