Title: The McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Association Copy)
McMichael Canadian Art Collection. The McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Kleinburg, Ontario: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1973. First Edition. Softcover with illustrated card wraps. [Lindsay Library, No. 845].
McMichael Canadian Art Collection. The McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Kleinburg, Ontario: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1973. First Edition. Softcover with illustrated card wraps. [Lindsay Library, No. 845].
Association Copy / Inscribed Provenance:
Sourced directly from the private library of the late Hon. Roger Lindsay, FRHSC (1941–2023), via public dispersal at Luke’s Auctions (St. Catharines, Ontario)—prominent Toronto philanthropist, corporate executive, cultural patron, and advisor to the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Sourced directly from the private library of the late Hon. Roger Lindsay, FRHSC (1941–2023), via public dispersal at Luke’s Auctions (St. Catharines, Ontario)—prominent Toronto philanthropist, corporate executive, cultural patron, and advisor to the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
A magnificent, museum-grade monographic documentation of one of the most ambitious and visually stunning collections of Canadian art from the early-to-mid twentieth century. This volume features exhaustive archival data, artist biographies, and text detailing iconic landscapes by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, David Milne, and ancestral Indigenous arts.
An exceptional acquisition opportunity for institutional libraries and advanced collectors of historic Canadian fine art and regional landscape typography.
HISTORICAL & CURATORIAL ANALYSIS
A Nexus of Elite Canadian Corporate Patronage
This 1989 association copy marks a connection between two titans of Canadian corporate history: donor Richard J. “Dick” Currie, the influential Loblaw CEO and President of George Weston Limited, and recipient Roger Alexander Lindsay, Baron of Craighall, who was Executive Vice President of Wittington Investments.
This 1989 association copy marks a connection between two titans of Canadian corporate history: donor Richard J. “Dick” Currie, the influential Loblaw CEO and President of George Weston Limited, and recipient Roger Alexander Lindsay, Baron of Craighall, who was Executive Vice President of Wittington Investments.
The Cultural Significance
As a Christmas gift, this volume holds significant institutional value, linking the Baron—a trustee of the W. Garfield Weston Foundation—to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. The foundation was a major benefactor of the collection, funding the gallery spaces, landscapes, and Group of Seven canvases featured in the book, representing a rare artifact of Canadian commerce and art philanthropy.
As a Christmas gift, this volume holds significant institutional value, linking the Baron—a trustee of the W. Garfield Weston Foundation—to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. The foundation was a major benefactor of the collection, funding the gallery spaces, landscapes, and Group of Seven canvases featured in the book, representing a rare artifact of Canadian commerce and art philanthropy.
Price: $295.00 CAD