Bringing Art to Life
| Author | : Andrew Horrall |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 489 |
| Release | : 2009-09-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773575837 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773575839 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bringing Art to Life by : Andrew Horrall
Download or read book Bringing Art to Life written by Andrew Horrall and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1959, Alan Jarvis - the brilliant and charismatic director of the National Gallery of Canada - was forced to resign following a disagreement with the government over the purchase of works by European Old Masters. He never fully recovered from this dismissal, or the public humiliation that followed, succumbing to alcoholism in a little over a decade.
