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Meryl McMaster : nikihci-âniskotâpân = Bloodline / [McMaster, Meryl].

McMaster, Meryl, (photographer,, interviewee.). Sainte-Marie, Buffy, (writer of foreword.). Halfe, Louise, 1953- (poet.). Milroy, Sarah, (interviewer.). Campbell, Maria, 1940- (contributor,, translator.). McMichael Canadian Art Collection, (host institution.). Remai Modern (Art museum), (host institution.). Musée d'art de Joliette, (host institution.). Magenta Publishing for the Arts, (publisher.).

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." -- Supplied by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1926856171
ISBN: 9781926856179
Physical Description: 241 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color, 1 folded) ; 28 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : The Magenta Foundation, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Language Note:	Text in Cree and English.
Issuing Body Note:	Co-published in partnership with McMichael Canadian Art Collection and Remai Modern.
Exhibitions Note:	Catalogue of an exhibition held at the McMichael Candian Art Collection, Kleinburg, from 4 February to 28 May 2023 ; at the Remai Modern, Saskatoon, from 29 July 2023 to 2 January 2024 ; at the Musée d'art de Joliette from 3 February to 12 May 2024.