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A Prairie Beacon: Gasoline Alley’s Rare Pump
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Article by Sylvia J. Harnden
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ASOLINE ALLEY MUSEUM, in Calgary’s Heritage Park Historical Village, is home to thousands of artifacts relating to the retail of petroleum products...
Bauhaus-inspired, Canadian-made: A Remarkable Desk
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Article by Rosalind Pepall
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HE DESK HAD A TUBULAR STEEL FRAME upon which was posed a rectangular sheet of thick clear glass. On one side were two...
Tokens of Love: The Intricate and Intimate Art of Sailors’ Valentines
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Article by Judy Dinnick
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HE TRADITION of sailors’ valentines began in 19th-century Barbados, during the times of the magnificent sailing ships. Barbados was an important port of...
Pleasing the Spirits
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Article by Theodore Brasser
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COAT MADE OF CARIBOU SKIN, length 52 inches, sewn with sinew thread, and decorated with paintings in red, black, and yellow. Chemical...
Maple Modern: Next Generation Canadiana
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Article by Peter Fleming
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REFRESHING NEW GENERATION of Canadian designer/makers has found equal inspiration in global design movements and locally sourced materials. This exciting collision blurs...
Last Spike Pin: An Eccentric Jewel Illustrating Canada’s Railway History
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Article by Alexander Reford
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HE PHOTOGRAPH of the last spike ceremony completing the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885 is one of Canada’s most iconic images. A small...
Foil Art Imagery in Quebec
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Article by Gloria Lesser
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HESE CATHOLIC IMAGES from the 1940s or 1950s can be situated as “tinsel art” or “foil art” within the broad rubric of folk...
Containment and Enclosure
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Article by Alexandra McCurdy
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Y WORK has long been inspired by the patterns and motifs drawn from the intricate quill work of indigenous Mi’kmaq and women’s textiles such...
REVIEW From Ashgabat to Istanbul: Oriental Rugs from Canadian Collections
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Review by Leopold Kowolik
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HE TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA (TMC), in Toronto, comprises more than 12,000 objects that embody a broad range of processes and global expressions...