Jock MacDonald: Life & Work

by Joyce Zemans

Born in Thurso, Scotland, Jock Macdonald (1897-1960) arrived in Vancouver in September 1926 and became head of design at the recently established Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts (now the Emily Carr University of Art + Design). Over the next three decades he was a trailblazer in Canadian art: he was the first painter to exhibit abstract art in Vancouver and he championed Canadian avant-garde artists at home and abroad. In addition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148710295X
• ISBN13: 9781487102951
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Canadian Art Library
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 11.4"