Barbara Rae: The Northwest Passage - Hardcover

MacMillan, Duncan; Muir, Tom; Curley, Tagak

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910350982 ISBN 13: 9781910350980

Verlag: Royal Academy of Arts, 2018

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In 2015 Scottish painter Barbara Rae (born 1943) traveled to Greenland on the trail of her namesake, the surgeon and explorer Dr John Rae. Like the artist, John Rae came from Scotland; in 1846, he traveled to the Arctic, where his cooperation and collaboration with the Inuit—almost unheard of at the time—allowed him to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, and to confirm the existence of the Northwest Passage. Hiking, sketching and creating paintings in her cabin among the icebergs, Barbara Rae stepped into the snowshoes of John Rae. Through her deft handling of color and line, the frozen tundras of the Arctic jump from the page into life. This publication takes the reader on a journey of discovery from Scotland to the Arctic and back again.

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Tagak Curley is an Inuit politician and advocate. Colin Greenslade is Director of the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. Duncan Macmillan is art critic of The Scotsman. Tom Muir is Engagement and Exhibitions Officer at the Orkney Museum. Barbara Rae is a painter and printmaker. She is a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy of Arts.

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In 2015 Barbara Rae travelled to Greenland on the trail of her namesake and fellow Scot, the surgeon and explorer Dr John Rae (1813-1893). Captivated by the 'wild sort of life', he travelled to the Arctic in 1846, learning local languages and survival techniques. His enlightened co-operation and collaboration with the Inuit - almost unheard of at the time - allowed him to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin's lost 1845 expedition, and to confirm the existence of the Northwest Passage, the maritime link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

This book is the artistic result of Barbara Rae's extraordinary journey. Through the artist's deft handling of colour and line the frozen landscape of the Arctic jumps into life from the page. This special publication takes the reader on a journey of discovery from Scotland to the Arctic, and back again.
Her vivid images are combined with insightful texts from authors including the Inuit leader and advocate Tagak Curley, the architect Ian Ritchie and the celebrated playwright Duncan Macmillan, as well as contributions from the artist herself.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Royal Academy of Arts
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1910350982
• ISBN 13: 9781910350980
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 141
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