Alistair Macready Bell ARCA, BCSA, CGPA, CPE, CSGA (1913 - 1997). Alistair Macready Bell was a graphic artist and painter who was born in Darlington, England. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Read full biography
Alistair Macready Bell ARCA, BCSA, CGPA, CPE, CSGA (1913 - 1997). Alistair Macready Bell was a graphic artist and painter who was born in Darlington, England. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1922, then to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1929; where he lived the rest of his life. His... Read full biography
Alistair Macready Bell ARCA, BCSA, CGPA, CPE, CSGA (1913 - 1997). Alistair Macready Bell was a graphic artist and painter who was born in Darlington, England. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1922, then to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1929; where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were drypoint, etchings, woodblock prints, lithographs, watercolors, pencil, crayon, pen and charcoal drawings. His subjects were landscapes, harbor scenes, architecture and animals, especially... Read full biography
Alistair Macready Bell ARCA, BCSA, CGPA, CPE, CSGA (1913 - 1997). Alistair Macready Bell was a graphic artist and painter who was born in Darlington, England. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1922, then to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1929; where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were drypoint, etchings, woodblock prints, lithographs, watercolors, pencil, crayon, pen and charcoal drawings. His subjects were landscapes, harbor scenes, architecture and animals, especially birds. His style is representational and expressionist; the emphasis is on the essence of the subject rather than an accurate anatomical study. He was primarily self taught, however he attended the Vancouver School of Art (1935 - 1936) where he studied... Read full biography
Alistair Macready Bell ARCA, BCSA, CGPA, CPE, CSGA (1913 - 1997). Alistair Macready Bell was a graphic artist and painter who was born in Darlington, England. He emigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1922, then to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1929; where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were drypoint, etchings, woodblock prints, lithographs, watercolors, pencil, crayon, pen and charcoal drawings. His subjects were landscapes, harbor scenes, architecture and animals, especially birds. His style is representational and expressionist; the emphasis is on the essence of the subject rather than an accurate anatomical study. He was primarily self taught, however he attended the Vancouver School of Art (1935 - 1936) where he studied drawing and printing under B.C. Binning. He also studied etching and lithography at the C... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (18)
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A Modern Life - Art and Design in British Columbia, 1945-1960 (Vancouver Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
2004
Thom, Ian and Alan Elder, editors
176 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Art BC: Masterworks from British Columbia
2000
Thom, Ian
232 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Home Base: Notes to an Installation (Kamloops Art Gallery)
1998
Hunter, Andrew
36 pages (color)
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Vancouver: Art and Artists, 1931-1983 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Rombout, Luke
440 pages (color)
Printmaking in British Columbia, 1889-1983 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1983
Tuele, Nicholas, Leslie Dawn and Greg Bellerby
64 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, Fifteenth Edition, 1982
1982
R.R. Bowker Co. (Editors)
1,204 pages
Contemporary Works on Paper by B.C. Artists (Traveling Exhibition) (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Graham, Colin
36 pages (color)
From Desolation to Splendour Changing Perceptions-The British Columbia Landscape
1977
Tippett, Maria/Douglas Cole
159 pages (color)
B.C. Artists' Tribute to Colin Graham (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria)
1974
Harvey, Donald
16 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1973
1973
Jaques Cattell Press
927 pages
4th National Burnaby Print Show
1967
Smith, Gordon and Maurice Tuchman
40 pages
The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1961 (National Gallery of Canada)