Books & Media

Kim Dorlandhardcover - 192 pagesAuthors: Katerina Atanassova, Robert Enright, Jeffrey SpaldingFigure 1 Publishing, 2014 One of the McMichael Canadian Art Collections most vibrant exhibitions in 2013, "Kim Dorland" explores the mind and work of one of Canada's most intriguing contemporary artists. Named Globe and Mail "Artist of the Year" in 2013, Dorland has captured the public's imagination with his tour-de-force,...

Paddle to the Sea - DVDNational Film Board of Canada, 1966Directed & Produced by Bill Mason27 minutes and 59 secondsBased on Holling C. Holling's book of the same name, Paddle to the Sea is Bill Mason's film adaptation of the classic tale of an Indian boy who sets out to carve a man and a canoe. Calling the man "Paddle...

The Group of Seven for the Young at ArtDVD McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 200714:45 minutesISBN:978-1-4249-2808-8A young narrator takes you on a journey through the McMichael galleries. Listen to interviews with the late Dr Robert McMichael, one of the gallery's founders and Dr A.J. Casson, the youngest member of the Group of Seven.Discover the unique style of Canada's famous artists...the magic...

The Sweater - DVDAuthor & Narrator - Roch CarrierNational Film Board, 198010 minutes, 21 secondsA Canadian children's classic!In this animated short, Roch Carrier recounts the most mortifying moment of his childhood. At a time when all his friends worshipped Maurice "Rocket" Richard and wore his number 9 Canadiens hockey jersey, the boy was mistakenly sent a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey...

Winds Of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers & The Spirits Of The ForestDirected by Michael OstroffWhite Pine Pictures, 2011DVD, 90 minutesWinds of Heaven is a ninety-minute filmic journey into the deep broodingmystery and inner beauty of Emily Carr’s paintings - a lyrical, luminescentand entertaining impression of the life of Carr and her connection to the FirstNations people of the Northwest Coast...