Book Description
Home Truths is a book not only for art lovers, but also for all those who seek a glimpse into what it really means to be Canadian. Drawing on some of the best examples of Canadian painting, Home Truths explores several recurring themes in art that is centred on the home. Great Canadian painters from Cornelius Krieghoff and the Group of Seven to Alex Colville and Mary Pratt, these artists show us how we appear when we are most truly ourselves.
Publisher comments
The heart of Canada can be seen through the eyes of those painters who have shown us our own home life. If we seek a national identity, perhaps it can be found in the intimate glimpses of our private lives that we glimpse throughout the pages of Home Truths. Joan Murray's engaging text affords a singular insight into these paintings, providing us with a renewed appreciation of these fascinating works.
