2021 is the centenary of the first exhibition of the Beaver Hall Group.
Let's celebrate their contribution to Canadian Modernism!
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The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy
Dundurn Press, 2017
Nominated for the Melva J. Dwyer Award given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.
Look inside the Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy
An exploration into Montreal's Beaver Hall Group and its legacy of women painters who rank among Canada's most outstanding artists.
Like the Group of Seven, the Beaver Hall Group was in the vanguard of Canadian modernism. Unlike the Group of Seven it included women, which proved to be a turning point in the history of Canadian art.
Written in a jargon-free style for the general reader and scholar alike, The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy is a revealing look at twenty-five artists of Montreal’s Jazz Age. Superb images of over seventy-five historic works, along with critical reactions, illuminate their stories.
"This short-lived (1920-1921) informal association proved to be one of the most fertile and vital co-operative artistic ventures of the period. While sharing 'similar attitudes' with the Group of Seven, these Montreal artists differed fundamentally from their Toronto contemporaries." (Natalie Luckyj, Visions and Victories: 10 Canadian Women Artists (1910-1945).
See Members of the Beaver Hall Group
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REVIEWS & more: The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy
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Like the Group of Seven, the Beaver Hall Group was in the vanguard of Canadian modernism. Unlike the Group of Seven it included women, which proved to be a turning point in the history of Canadian art.
Written in a jargon-free style for the general reader and scholar alike, The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy is a revealing look at twenty-five artists of Montreal’s Jazz Age. Superb images of over seventy-five historic works, along with critical reactions, illuminate their stories.
"This short-lived (1920-1921) informal association proved to be one of the most fertile and vital co-operative artistic ventures of the period. While sharing 'similar attitudes' with the Group of Seven, these Montreal artists differed fundamentally from their Toronto contemporaries." (Natalie Luckyj, Visions and Victories: 10 Canadian Women Artists (1910-1945).
See Members of the Beaver Hall Group
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REVIEWS & more: The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy
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"Painting Picnic With Prudence Heward"
A huge thank you to Evelyn Walters, author of “The Women of Beaver Hall” and “The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy” for facilitating some essential connections and for sharing her knowledge with us and with the Twitter- verse! This exhibit would not be happening without her passion. Submitted by Natalie Wood, The Monitor, Volume 34, Issue 3: Fall 2018.
Brockville Museum, Exhibition: "Painting Picnic with Prudence Heward".
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A huge thank you to Evelyn Walters, author of “The Women of Beaver Hall” and “The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy” for facilitating some essential connections and for sharing her knowledge with us and with the Twitter- verse! This exhibit would not be happening without her passion. Submitted by Natalie Wood, The Monitor, Volume 34, Issue 3: Fall 2018.
Brockville Museum, Exhibition: "Painting Picnic with Prudence Heward".
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Wonderful, 5.0 out of 5 stars (History conte4nt, Amazon.ca, January 7, 2020)
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I've read your work on the Beaver Hall Group and feel very lucky to have a part of my family's story told so well. (Iain Sherriff-Scott, Queen's University, August 12, 2019)
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Thank you for writing The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy. Kathleen Moir Morris paintings resonate, especially. In case you write about contemporary painters, I hope to be included .... I appreciate your writing on painting and bringing to light Dorothy Pfeiffer's stunning review of Morris in 1962. A lovely book! (Hilary Porado, March 6, 2019)
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The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy has been nominated for the 2018 Melva J. Dwyer award by the Art Libraries Society of North America/Canada: given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture. (ARLIS/NA, May 24, 2018) canada.arlisna.org/category/awards/
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A motion was passed to purchase a book for the Western Counties Regional Library's Adopt-a-Book Campaign. Virginia brought four art themed books. The one chosen was The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy by Evelyn Walters. (Yarmouth Art Society minutes, April 25, 2018)
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This book pays homage to some of the finest women painters in Canada’s history that you’ve probably never heard of. It will make you wonder why this group is only now getting public recognition. (Carl DeGurse, The Winnipeg Free Press, December 16, 2017)
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In The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy, Evelyn Walters gives us a thing of beauty....
a magnificent showcase for the paintings themselves, which is undoubtedly the point of the publication, and an achievement for which to be grateful. (Phyllis Reeves, The Dorchester Review, November, 2017.)
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a magnificent showcase for the paintings themselves, which is undoubtedly the point of the publication, and an achievement for which to be grateful. (Phyllis Reeves, The Dorchester Review, November, 2017.)
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Concise … thoughtfully organized and beautifully written.…The highlights are the colourful, brief chapters, with paintings and endnotes for each of the twenty-five artists associated with the group. For every artist Walters provides a balance of career path and context, demonstrating the painters’ roles in shaping a unique and distinct Canadian art.
(Mariianne Mays Wiebe, Canada’s History, Sept 19, 2017)
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Wonderful book .... It is exactly what I would have liked to have read before the Montreal exhibition. (Barbara Mitchell, WAAC, Arts & Letters Club)
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Three new books suggest how much of our country's history has been kept in the margins. [The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy is one of them]. (Exploring Competing Views of Canada, Murray Whyte, Toronto Star, April 15, 2017).
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After hearing that you had written 'The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy', I ordered it through Amazon and was thrilled to go through the beautiful illustrations while learning about this group from your informative text. (Anya Rudzicz Orzechowska, artist, www.anya-gallery.com)
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Another welcome addition to the recent literature on the Beaver Hall Group. 'The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy' is a well-written overview of the Beaver Hall Group's emergence and subsequent legacy that includes thoroughly researched biographies of the 25 members of the group. Walters's latest effort includes more than 75 high-quality reproductions from public and private collections. Readers and researchers will also appreciate the reprinting of the major reviews of the Beaver Hall Group's exhibitions. (Devon Smither, Literary Review of Canada, May 2017). See Reviews.
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The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy is an accessible and very readable text, presenting a good introduction to the Beaver Hall Group for art lovers or those interested in learning more about modern art during this period of incredible artistic growth in Canada. (Devon Smither, Literary Review of Canada, May 2017). See Reviews.
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(Mariianne Mays Wiebe, Canada’s History, Sept 19, 2017)
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Wonderful book .... It is exactly what I would have liked to have read before the Montreal exhibition. (Barbara Mitchell, WAAC, Arts & Letters Club)
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Three new books suggest how much of our country's history has been kept in the margins. [The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy is one of them]. (Exploring Competing Views of Canada, Murray Whyte, Toronto Star, April 15, 2017).
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After hearing that you had written 'The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy', I ordered it through Amazon and was thrilled to go through the beautiful illustrations while learning about this group from your informative text. (Anya Rudzicz Orzechowska, artist, www.anya-gallery.com)
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Another welcome addition to the recent literature on the Beaver Hall Group. 'The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy' is a well-written overview of the Beaver Hall Group's emergence and subsequent legacy that includes thoroughly researched biographies of the 25 members of the group. Walters's latest effort includes more than 75 high-quality reproductions from public and private collections. Readers and researchers will also appreciate the reprinting of the major reviews of the Beaver Hall Group's exhibitions. (Devon Smither, Literary Review of Canada, May 2017). See Reviews.
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The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy is an accessible and very readable text, presenting a good introduction to the Beaver Hall Group for art lovers or those interested in learning more about modern art during this period of incredible artistic growth in Canada. (Devon Smither, Literary Review of Canada, May 2017). See Reviews.
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Yesterday I got my paws on a copy Ms. Walters' The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy and I have to tell you that it is stunning. What a nice layout and what a nice job and what an attractive production. Kudos to the writer and the team that put this book together. (Philip Fernandez, Independent Learning Centre/TVO).
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The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters
Dundurn Press, 2005
Hard copy or ebook. Perfect for both students and scholars of Canadian art.
And a beautiful coffee-table book!
Have a look inside The Women of Beaver Hall!
Nora Collyer Emily Coonan Prudence Heward Mabel Lockerby Henrietta Mabel May Kathleen Morris Lilias Torrance Newton Sarah Robertson Anne Savage Ethel Seath
Ten women artists, counterparts of the Group of Seven, are finally given their due. Long overlooked by critics and historians, they are today among the most sought-after Canadian painters. The Beaver Hall women ventured into a male-dominated art world, lived remarkable lives, and produced exceptional work.
Engaging and beautifully designed, The Women of Beaver Hall portrays the life and work of Emily Coonan, Nora Collyer, Prudence Heward, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May, Kathleen Morris, Lilias Torrance Newton, Sarah Robertson, Anne Savage, and Ethel Seath. At the height of their careers in the nineteen twenties and thirties, they redefined the role of women painters in Canadian history. Long-lost catalogues, old newspapers reviews, and personal papers document their story. But it is the colour plates that make this book irresistible. More than sixty reproductions bring to light paintings, some which have lain hidden in the vaults of public galleries and in private collections for well over fifty years.
THE BEAVER HALL GROUP
The official Beaver Hall Group was founded in 1920 with A.Y. Jackson as president. Overlooked at the time, it has since emerged as the Quebec counterpart of Ontario's Group of Seven, established in the same year. The first exhibition included the works of eleven men and eight women: Jeanne de Crevecoeur, James Crockart, Adrien Hebert, Henri Hebert, Randolph Hewton, Edwin Holgate, A.Y. Jackson, John Young Johnstone, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May, Darrell Morrisey, Lilias Torrance Newton, Hal Ross Perrigard, Robert Pilot, Sybil Robertson, Anne Savage, Adam Sheriff Scott, Regina Seiden and Thurston Topham. Sarah Robertson joined the group for its second exhibition the following year. Although there is debate as to its membership and its duration, the Group evolved into a loose association of women artists, most of whom had studied at the Art Association of Montreal with William Brymner: Nora Collyer, Emily Coonan, Prudence Heward, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May, Kathleen Morris, Lilias Torrance Newton, Sarah Robertson, Anne Savage and Ethel Seath.
The Beaver Hall Group "provided a strong impetus to the careers of many of the finest women painters Canada has so far produced." Paul Duval, Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and Their Contemporaries 1930-1970.
"The Beaver Hall Group are probably the best painters for figure painting in the art history of Canada," Jacques Des Rochers, curator MMFA, Who Gets To Be Remembered, Alisa Siegel CBC documentary.
Ten women artists, counterparts of the Group of Seven, are finally given their due. Long overlooked by critics and historians, they are today among the most sought-after Canadian painters. The Beaver Hall women ventured into a male-dominated art world, lived remarkable lives, and produced exceptional work.
Engaging and beautifully designed, The Women of Beaver Hall portrays the life and work of Emily Coonan, Nora Collyer, Prudence Heward, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May, Kathleen Morris, Lilias Torrance Newton, Sarah Robertson, Anne Savage, and Ethel Seath. At the height of their careers in the nineteen twenties and thirties, they redefined the role of women painters in Canadian history. Long-lost catalogues, old newspapers reviews, and personal papers document their story. But it is the colour plates that make this book irresistible. More than sixty reproductions bring to light paintings, some which have lain hidden in the vaults of public galleries and in private collections for well over fifty years.
- an excellent reference on the Beaver Hall women, contemporaries of the Group of Seven.
- over sixty-five colour plates
- a clear concise style directed to the general reader and scholar alike
- biographies, exhibition lists, endnotes, bibliography
THE BEAVER HALL GROUP
The official Beaver Hall Group was founded in 1920 with A.Y. Jackson as president. Overlooked at the time, it has since emerged as the Quebec counterpart of Ontario's Group of Seven, established in the same year. The first exhibition included the works of eleven men and eight women: Jeanne de Crevecoeur, James Crockart, Adrien Hebert, Henri Hebert, Randolph Hewton, Edwin Holgate, A.Y. Jackson, John Young Johnstone, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May, Darrell Morrisey, Lilias Torrance Newton, Hal Ross Perrigard, Robert Pilot, Sybil Robertson, Anne Savage, Adam Sheriff Scott, Regina Seiden and Thurston Topham. Sarah Robertson joined the group for its second exhibition the following year. Although there is debate as to its membership and its duration, the Group evolved into a loose association of women artists, most of whom had studied at the Art Association of Montreal with William Brymner: Nora Collyer, Emily Coonan, Prudence Heward, Mabel Lockerby, Henrietta Mabel May, Kathleen Morris, Lilias Torrance Newton, Sarah Robertson, Anne Savage and Ethel Seath.
The Beaver Hall Group "provided a strong impetus to the careers of many of the finest women painters Canada has so far produced." Paul Duval, Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and Their Contemporaries 1930-1970.
"The Beaver Hall Group are probably the best painters for figure painting in the art history of Canada," Jacques Des Rochers, curator MMFA, Who Gets To Be Remembered, Alisa Siegel CBC documentary.
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THE BEAVER HALL GROUP 2-BOOK BUNDLE:
The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters
Dundurn Press, 2005
The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy
Dundurn Press, 2017
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The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters
Dundurn Press, 2005
The Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy
Dundurn Press, 2017
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The Women of Beaver Hall making history on the wall at the MMFA exhibition:
Colours of Jazz
1920s Modernism in Montreal:
The Beaver Hall Group
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
October 24, 2015 to January 31, 2016
Colours of Jazz
1920s Modernism in Montreal:
The Beaver Hall Group
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
October 24, 2015 to January 31, 2016
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REVIEWS & more: The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters
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I wanted to read about these female artists. Female artists were not given much press nor were they heralded so I was surprised to find this lovely book that tells the stories of some of them. (Valerie Kent, August 9, 2019)
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Book sighting. "The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters" at the New York Public Library: NYPL
Every book has to earn its spot at the New York Public Library. Why? In a crowded city, even shelf space is valuable real estate. New York Times, March 2, 2019.
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Every book has to earn its spot at the New York Public Library. Why? In a crowded city, even shelf space is valuable real estate. New York Times, March 2, 2019.
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This beautiful book, featuring 65 colour illustrations, tells the stories of ten female Canadian artists considered to be the counterparts of the Group of Seven …. An opportunity to view artistic works that have been hidden away for many years. Merna Forster, heroines.ca
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'The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters' by Evelyn Walters, a great, well-written history of some of Canada’s best and under-represented painters, and it’s a nice peek into Montreal of the early to mid twentieth century. (Catherine Wells, Pointe-Saint-Charles Art School, January 23, 2015)
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Wheeling a cart through the shelves at the library armed with pages of hold requests the font on a spine caught my eye. Tweezing the book from its spot out of curiosity there was a painting on the cover that wouldn't be out of place on the Persephone Books website. This beautiful book has come home with me with a plan to read up on these talented Canadian artists. Read more: Cosy Books
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What wonderful paintings! Just the sort of things I like. (StuckinaBook, September 24, 2014)
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Oh these are wonderful. I especially love the Emily Coonan one. What a super find! (Kristin, September 29, 2014)
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Recent Books of Note: The work of these women ... has long been overlooked and is now only being sought out by collectors. (Sarah Murdoch, Toronto Star, October 6, 2013)
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The publication of Evelyn Walters' book, 'The Women of Beaver Hall, Canadian Modernist Painters', made many people aware of the importance of the Beaver Hall artists in Canadian art history. My wife and I liked the book so much that we gave copies as Christmas presents. (Stephen Morrissey, Canadian poet, Coracle Press, 2012)
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A great, well-written history of some of Canada’s best and under-represented painters, and it’s a nice peek into Montreal of the early to mid twentieth century. (Summer Reading, Montreal Art Centre )
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A rich and timely contribution … a handsome book in the finest coffee-table tradition, its pages thick and glossy, its more than 65 plates in full colour…. But it's much more than that, too ... A clean, straightforward approach, perfect … to introduce a group of artists and a body of work ... (Janice Kennedy, The Ottawa Citizen). more ...
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Canadian arts writer Walters ... has tracked down more than 65 paintings for this book, which resurrects the lives and work of this long-neglected part of Canadian art history. (The Globe and Mail, Toronto).
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The women's art is strong and assured ... Author Evelyn Walters shows us the strength of their work with dozens of colour plates. (The Times Colonist, Victoria).
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An interesting read ... it makes a wonderful addition to any library. (The Leader Post, Regina).
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Fascinating … with many colour reproductions … a delightful and useful book. (The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon).
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Beautifully produced … richly exhibiting works that deserve to be known and admired … works are phenomenal … superb landscapes…I would encourage readers to seek this book out and get to know the works and the women who painted them. (Olga Stein, Books in Canada). more ...
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A brisk, approachable book ... prose is fresh, fact-drenched and free of special pleading.(Alison Gillmor: cbc.ca/artdesign) more ...
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Beautifully written, great color plates of art ... a treasure for art lovers and art students. Easy to read --- each artist has her own chapter with a biography, interesting anecdotes and stories. Great book! (Curious Reader, Hershey, PA).
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Finely researched ... Unencumbered by abstract jargon ... lavish colour plates [which] testify to the extraordinary range and abilities of the artists. (Linda Morra, Canadian Literature, Autumn 2007, Issue CL194).
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The exceptional work of these ten Montreal women is finally being recognized as equal in importance to that of their male counterparts, the Group of Seven. (Westmount Library, Westmount, QC ).
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With more than 65 colour plates, this book illustrates the exceptional work of the Beaver Hall women, while author Evelyn Walters has trawled archives, old catalogues and newspapers to document their distinctive lives. Only one of the 10 wed--either career or marriage, not both, was the hard choice of the day for women--but they left a legacy that for art aficionados, and perhaps one day for the public at large, rivals the Group of Seven. (The Beaver, now Canada’s History)
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This title is lavishly produced on heavy, glossy paper with large print and ample margins. It does full justice to the work of the women of Beaver Hall. (Kathy E. Zimon, Canadian Book Review Annual, 2006).
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BioLibrary: Evelyn Walters discusses her book The Women of Beaver Hall with Carolyn Weaver. First Aired: Rogers TV, December 7, 2006.
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Montreal painters recognized in exquisite book .... The over sixty-five colour plates gleaned from galleries and private collections make The Women of Beaver Hall a work of art in itself. (The Record, Sherbrooke, QC, December 15, 2005)
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This beautiful book uses archival material and more than 60 reproductions to portray the women who are today among the most sought-after Canadian painters. (McNally Robinson)
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With its clear, concise, style and more than 65 colour plates, this important reference book is a work of art in itself. (The Record, Waterloo)
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Rich in works seldom seen .... (George Fetherling, Telegraph-Journal)
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What a beautiful book of art by the Women of the Beaver Hall group, founded in Montreal by AY Jackson, at the same time the "Group of Seven" was working in Ontario (Dale Topham, Amazon)
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Beautifully written, great color plates of the art. The Beaver Hall group has been somewhat overlooked with the attention focused on the Group of Seven. This book is a treasure for art lovers and art students. Easy to read - each artist has her own chapter with a biography, interesting antecdotes and stories. Great book! (Wonishmom, Amazon)
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The book answers my questions and I wish I'd had it when I toured the exhibit. (S. Nelson, Amazon)
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'The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters', a ground-breaking examination of the ten female members of the group and one of the first books to give them their due as trailblazers in modern Canadian art. (Devon Smither, Literary Review of Canada, May 2017)
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You would think from all the historical fuss about the Group of Seven that only men in that period painted anything worth viewing. This book lays to rest that myth.
(The Library Committee, June 2017 Newsletter, Art Society of Strathcona County.
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Wheeling a cart through the shelves at the library armed with pages of hold requests the font on a spine caught my eye. Tweezing the book from its spot out of curiosity there was a painting on the cover that wouldn't be out of place on the Persephone Books website. This beautiful book has come home with me with a plan to read up on these talented Canadian artists. Read more: Cosy Books
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What wonderful paintings! Just the sort of things I like. (StuckinaBook, September 24, 2014)
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Oh these are wonderful. I especially love the Emily Coonan one. What a super find! (Kristin, September 29, 2014)
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Recent Books of Note: The work of these women ... has long been overlooked and is now only being sought out by collectors. (Sarah Murdoch, Toronto Star, October 6, 2013)
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The publication of Evelyn Walters' book, 'The Women of Beaver Hall, Canadian Modernist Painters', made many people aware of the importance of the Beaver Hall artists in Canadian art history. My wife and I liked the book so much that we gave copies as Christmas presents. (Stephen Morrissey, Canadian poet, Coracle Press, 2012)
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A great, well-written history of some of Canada’s best and under-represented painters, and it’s a nice peek into Montreal of the early to mid twentieth century. (Summer Reading, Montreal Art Centre )
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A rich and timely contribution … a handsome book in the finest coffee-table tradition, its pages thick and glossy, its more than 65 plates in full colour…. But it's much more than that, too ... A clean, straightforward approach, perfect … to introduce a group of artists and a body of work ... (Janice Kennedy, The Ottawa Citizen). more ...
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Canadian arts writer Walters ... has tracked down more than 65 paintings for this book, which resurrects the lives and work of this long-neglected part of Canadian art history. (The Globe and Mail, Toronto).
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The women's art is strong and assured ... Author Evelyn Walters shows us the strength of their work with dozens of colour plates. (The Times Colonist, Victoria).
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An interesting read ... it makes a wonderful addition to any library. (The Leader Post, Regina).
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Fascinating … with many colour reproductions … a delightful and useful book. (The Star Phoenix, Saskatoon).
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Beautifully produced … richly exhibiting works that deserve to be known and admired … works are phenomenal … superb landscapes…I would encourage readers to seek this book out and get to know the works and the women who painted them. (Olga Stein, Books in Canada). more ...
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A brisk, approachable book ... prose is fresh, fact-drenched and free of special pleading.(Alison Gillmor: cbc.ca/artdesign) more ...
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Beautifully written, great color plates of art ... a treasure for art lovers and art students. Easy to read --- each artist has her own chapter with a biography, interesting anecdotes and stories. Great book! (Curious Reader, Hershey, PA).
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Finely researched ... Unencumbered by abstract jargon ... lavish colour plates [which] testify to the extraordinary range and abilities of the artists. (Linda Morra, Canadian Literature, Autumn 2007, Issue CL194).
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The exceptional work of these ten Montreal women is finally being recognized as equal in importance to that of their male counterparts, the Group of Seven. (Westmount Library, Westmount, QC ).
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With more than 65 colour plates, this book illustrates the exceptional work of the Beaver Hall women, while author Evelyn Walters has trawled archives, old catalogues and newspapers to document their distinctive lives. Only one of the 10 wed--either career or marriage, not both, was the hard choice of the day for women--but they left a legacy that for art aficionados, and perhaps one day for the public at large, rivals the Group of Seven. (The Beaver, now Canada’s History)
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This title is lavishly produced on heavy, glossy paper with large print and ample margins. It does full justice to the work of the women of Beaver Hall. (Kathy E. Zimon, Canadian Book Review Annual, 2006).
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BioLibrary: Evelyn Walters discusses her book The Women of Beaver Hall with Carolyn Weaver. First Aired: Rogers TV, December 7, 2006.
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Montreal painters recognized in exquisite book .... The over sixty-five colour plates gleaned from galleries and private collections make The Women of Beaver Hall a work of art in itself. (The Record, Sherbrooke, QC, December 15, 2005)
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This beautiful book uses archival material and more than 60 reproductions to portray the women who are today among the most sought-after Canadian painters. (McNally Robinson)
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With its clear, concise, style and more than 65 colour plates, this important reference book is a work of art in itself. (The Record, Waterloo)
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Rich in works seldom seen .... (George Fetherling, Telegraph-Journal)
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What a beautiful book of art by the Women of the Beaver Hall group, founded in Montreal by AY Jackson, at the same time the "Group of Seven" was working in Ontario (Dale Topham, Amazon)
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Beautifully written, great color plates of the art. The Beaver Hall group has been somewhat overlooked with the attention focused on the Group of Seven. This book is a treasure for art lovers and art students. Easy to read - each artist has her own chapter with a biography, interesting antecdotes and stories. Great book! (Wonishmom, Amazon)
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The book answers my questions and I wish I'd had it when I toured the exhibit. (S. Nelson, Amazon)
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'The Women of Beaver Hall: Canadian Modernist Painters', a ground-breaking examination of the ten female members of the group and one of the first books to give them their due as trailblazers in modern Canadian art. (Devon Smither, Literary Review of Canada, May 2017)
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You would think from all the historical fuss about the Group of Seven that only men in that period painted anything worth viewing. This book lays to rest that myth.
(The Library Committee, June 2017 Newsletter, Art Society of Strathcona County.
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Lavishly illustrated with more than 65 colour reproductions and with a text suited to both the scholar and the general reader, The Women of Beaver Hall sheds light on an unfortunately overlooked slice of Canadian cultural life. It is a welcome addition and one that is long overdue. (Nancy Schiefer, London Free Press, December 31, 2005)
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The Women of Beaver Hall is an interesting read, and with its more than 65 colour plates gleaned from galleries and private collections it makes a wonderful addition to any library. (Anne Kyle, Leader Post, Regina, Sask, December 17, 2005)
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