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Old Man’s Garden : The History and Lore of Southern Alberta Wildflowers

12 May 2020

Through pen and ink illustrations and stories, Old Man's Garden conveys the legends and folklore connected with Southern Alberta's wildflowers, native plants, and Indigenous culture.Originally published in 1954, Annora Brown's Old Man's Garden is a Canadian classic that tells the story of Southern Alberta's native plants and wildflowers through art and in consideration of Indigenous traditional knowledge from the region. Accompanying the new RMB edition of Old Man's Garden, Sidney Black of Fort Macleod, the Indigenous Anglican Bishop for Treaty 7, provides his own commentary about Annora's art and writing in relation to the Blackfoot, while independent art curator Mary-Beth Laviolette broadens the story about the artist's contribution to Canadian art. Also included in this new edition are full-colour images of Annora's later paintings of Blackfoot lodges (tipis) and regalia, the dramatic landscape of the Oldman RIver region such as Waterton National Park, and her abiding, lifelong regard for the flora of her homeland.According to Annora Brown, Old Man's Garden is a book of gossip about the flowers of the West. A one-of-a-kind work featuring 169 black-and-white drawings of flowers and native plants, this classic text is about more than botany. Throughout its pages there is a sparkle to her stories of early exploration and settlement, her concern for conservation, and her regard for the Blackfoot Nation.--Publisher's description.
indians of north america botany ethnobotany canada, western

Authors

Annora Brown, Mary-Beth Laviolette, Niitsítapi (Siksika) Bishop Sidney Black

Related Organizations

Library and Archives Canada
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
Control Number Identifier
CaOOCEL
Date published
2020.
Description conventions
rda
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
581.9712
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
23
Distributor
Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
General Note
Includes index The history and love of Southern Alberta wildflowers"--Cover image Originally published in 1954 by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. and 1970 by Gray's Publishing Co."--Title page verso Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
Geographic Area Code
n-cnp--
ISBN
9781771603546 1771603445
LCCN
QK201
LCCN Item number
B8 2020eb
Modifying agency
CaBNVSL
Original cataloging agency
TOH
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (xxii, 268 pages)
Published in
Victoria, British Columbia
Publisher or Distributor Number
CaOOCEL
Rights
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
System Control Number
(CaBNVSL)kck00241011 (OCoLC)1155635900 (CaOOCEL)458577
System Details Note
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Transcribing agency
TOH

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