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Discover the man who quietly shaped Canadian art. Harold Mortimer Lamb: The Art Lover by Robert Amos is the biography of Harold Mortimer-Lamb (1872–1970) — mining engineer, pictorialist photographer, and one of the most generous art patrons in Canadian history.
Profusely illustrated with his own photographs, paintings, and the art he collected, this volume traces Lamb’s remarkable life: his pioneering work in art photography, his championing of Emily Carr when few believed in her, and his support for the Group of Seven and artists like Jack Shadbolt. Amos reveals how one man’s passion helped define a nation’s visual culture.
Essential reading for lovers of Canadian art, photography, and biography — this eBook rescues a forgotten cultural giant from obscurity. Meet the art lover who changed the story of art in Canada, and see the works he made and collected — a beautifully illustrated tribute to a forgotten cultural giant.
Discover the man who quietly shaped Canadian art. Harold Mortimer Lamb: The Art Lover by Robert Amos is the biography of Harold Mortimer-Lamb (1872–1970) — mining engineer, pictorialist photographer and one of the most generous art patrons in Canadian history.
Profusely illustrated with his own photographs, paintings and the art he collected, this volume traces Lamb’s remarkable life: his pioneering work in art photography, his championing of Emily Carr when few believed in her, and his support for the Group of Seven and artists like Jack Shadbolt. Amos reveals how one man’s passion helped define a nation’s visual culture.
Essential reading for lovers of Canadian art, photography and biography, this eBook rescues a forgotten cultural giant from obscurity. Meet the art lover who changed the story of art in Canada — and see the works he made and collected.
A beautifully illustrated tribute to a photographer, collector and friend of artists — and a window into the birth of modern Canadian art.
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