Joe Fafard.Joe Fafard Joe Fafard (born September 2, 1942) is a Canadian sculptor. Born in Sainte-Marthe, Saskatchewan, he received a B.S.A from the University of Manitoba in 1966 and a M.F.A. from Pennsylvania State University in 1968. Terrence Heath Douglas & McIntyre 2323 Quebeck Street, Suite 201, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V5T 4S7 9781553652212, $55.00 www.douglas-mcintyre.com 1-800-367-9692 Canadian sculptor Joe Fafard was born in 1942 in a small farming hamlet in southern Saskatchewan. It was in the 1960s and 1970s that he became internationally recognized as of Canada's most innovative sculptors This is a partial list of sculptors. A
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. status, as has his three-dimensional portraits with their wit and whimsey whim·sey n. Variant of whimsy. Noun 1. whimsey - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy . Compiled with commentary by curator and art historian Terrence Heath, "Joe Fafard" is a compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of the best of Fafard's work and is a companion to a retrospective exhibition currently on tour. A welcome addition to any personal, professional, or academic library 20th Century Art History reference collection, "Joe Fafard" will be of special interest to students of contemporary Canadian art in general, and sculpture in particular. |
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