Art and Photography

Ring, D., G. Vanderhaeghe, and G. Meluk 1993

The Urban Prairie. Fifth House, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 160 pp.
AEU HSS N 6546 P7 R58 A catalogue for a travelling art exhibition that apparently visited Edmonton in early 1995 (I missed it). The dominant theme is western life, seen through the eyes of artists. Some of the paintings of winter scenes look as if they could have been done last winter. (01/Sep/1995).

Silversides, B. V. 1999

Looking West: Photographing the Canadian Prairies, 1858- 1957. Fifth House Ltd, Calgary, Alberta, Canada vi + 202 pp.
AEU HSS FC 3237 S55 This is a fascinating book. Most images are from the Saskatchewan Archives or Glenbow Archives. Images are divided into categories under the following headings: The Land, The People, The Structures, Transportation, Agriculture, Above and Below. In the latter category are some early air photos and oblique views. These are interesting but would be even more interesting with a "then and now" comparison, showing how the land has changed through the last eighty years or so. The images are preceded by a lengthy introduction (pp. 1-30) setting them into historical and technological context.