Tag: art history

Queen's professor wins award for Inuit Art History project

Throughout his career, Queen’s Art History professor Norman Vorano has been working to shed light on the histories of some of the inaccessible parts of Northern communities. Recognized for his efforts, Vorano received the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Fellowship for his work with Inuit artwork...

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Bohemian beauty in Prague’s Mucha Museum

When I went to Prague this summer, I went for everything but its art reputation.  In a city where beer is cheaper than water and homes are sandwiched between massive gothic cathedrals, most of my attention was focused away from the world’s only museum dedicated to the Czech Art Noveau artist Alphonse...

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Art history flashback

The Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque eras were revisited with stunning musical accompaniment in Sound Structures at St. George’s Cathedral on Sunday. The presentation, organized by Dr. Peter Coffman in collaboration with the Melos Choir and Instrumental Ensemble, was a visual and musical tour...

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In pursuit of perfection

Chloe Van Landschoot lost a modeling job because of her body. Last August, she was told the day before a fashion show that she couldn’t walk the runway because they “didn’t want to use bigger bottoms.” It’s nothing new for someone who was once told by a modeling agency to lose 15 pounds. “I’m not...

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Embroidering a history

Walking into an art exhibit can be disorienting and over air conditioned. But the massive quilts in Agnes Etherington Art Centre’s Collecting Stories: The Heritage Quilt Collection looked warm enough to sleep in. Collecting Stories may be a current exhibit, but it has a long-standing history at the...

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