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Summary:

"The first monograph of Canadian Plains Cree artist Meryl McMaster whose work reflects her mixed Plains Cree, Dutch and British ancestry. The publication looks back to McMaster's past accomplishments and bring us up to date on her current explorations of family histories, in particular those of her Plains Cree female forebears from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in present day Saskatchewan. Published by The Magenta Foundation in partnership with McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Remai Modern. A lavishly illustrated testimonial to McMaster's past and present production, the book includes a foreword by Buffy Sainte-Marie, poem by Louise B. Halfe, an interview with the artist by Sarah Milroy, as well as a response to McMaster's work from noted Métis writer, filmmaker, and activist Maria Campbell, a respected senior voice in Canadian literature"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Foreword / Buffy Sainte-Marie
• Stories of my grandmothers
• The Great Plains / Louise B. Halfe
• Earlier works
• A conversation with Meryl McMaster / Sarah Milroy
• Mary's story / Maria Campbell.

Author/Creator:

McMaster, Meryl , photographer, artist, interviewee

Contributors:

Sainte-Marie, Buffy , writer of foreword

Halfe, Louise, 1953- , contributor

Milroy, Sarah , contributor, interviewer

Campbell, Maria, 1940- , contributor, translator

McMichael Canadian Art Collection , host institution, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his

Remai Modern (Art museum) , host institution, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his

Musée d'art de Joliette , host institution, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/his

Magenta Publishing for the Arts , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Cree

Language Notes:

Text in Plains Cree (aboriginal language) and English.

Main Work:

Meryl McMaster: nikihci-âniskotâpân [by McMaster, M.] [translated: Bloodline]

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Bloodline

Subjects:

McMaster, Meryl — Exhibitions

McMaster, Meryl — Interviews

Staged photography — Exhibitions

Portrait photography — Exhibitions

Photography, Artistic — Exhibitions

Staged photography

Portrait photography

Photography, Artistic

Genres:

Exhibition catalogs

Interviews

General Notes:

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the McMichael Candian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, February 4 - May 28, 2023; at the Remai Modern, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 29, 2023 - January 2, 2024 ; at the Musée d'art de Joliette, Joliette, Quebec, February 3 - May 12, 2024.
Co-published in partnership with McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Remai Modern.

Physical Description:

241 pages : color illustrations (1 folded), portraits, facsimiles ; 28 cm

Physical Characteristics:

facsimile; illustration; portrait

Call Numbers:

TR647.M39265 A4 2023

ISBNs:

1926856171 (hardcover)
9781926856179 (hardcover)

OCLC Numbers:

1380908613