Mirror with a Memory by Janice Weaver - ISBN: 9780887767470
Hardcover
Canada and the art of photography came into existence together in the middle of the nineteenth century. Both had shaky beginnings — one was an upstart country struggling to emerge from the shadow of its great neighbor, the other a rough art form capable of capturing only blurred, grainy im…

Mirror with a Memory

A Nation's Story in Photographs

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  • Hardcover

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 2011

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Summary

Canada and the art of photography came into existence together in the middle of the nineteenth century. Both had shaky beginnings - one was an upstart country struggling to emerge from the shadow of its great neighbor, the other a rough art form capable of capturing only blurred, grainy images - but each eventually came into its own. Today, Canada is a bold and prosperous nation, while photography, in the words of Edward Steichen, is “a major force in explaining man to man.“Mirror with a Memo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780887767470
ISBN-10:0887767478
Author:Janice Weaver
Publisher:Tundra Books
Imprint:Tundra Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:15 May 2011
Weight:913g
Dimensions:261mm x 239mm x 19mm
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“This is more than a marvelous illustrated history of architecture in America; it provides an easy-to-take social context for the buildings it showcases.”
Philadelphia Inquirer

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“[An] always engaging and often enthralling account of the place of clothes and assorted adornments through the ages…. Weaver is that exemplary explicator for whom one thing always leads to another.…”
Globe and Mail

About The Author

Janice Weaver

Janice Weaver is the author of several previous works of nonfiction for young people. Her first two books, Building America and From Head to Toe, were both named Notable Books by the International Reading Association. From Head to Toe was also nominated for both the Rocky Mountain Book Award and the Ontario Library Association’s Red Maple Award. She lives in Toronto.

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