Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator,... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator, Carl Ray, of Cree Algonquin ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and murdered in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. He was a member of the group of modernist native artists known as the... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator, Carl Ray, of Cree Algonquin ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and murdered in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. He was a member of the group of modernist native artists known as the Indian Group of Seven*. He is discussed in most of the recent comprehensive books about Canadian art and he is the subject of an article in the Canadian Encyclopedia. His works are in numerous museum collections including the National Gallery of Canada.... Read full biography
Carl Ray (1943 – 1978). “Universally admired, he was, with Norval Morrisseau, one of the first native Ontario artists to defy tribal taboos and depict the sacred legends.” (1). An important and influential Canadian painter, draftsman, graphic artist, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator, Carl Ray, of Cree Algonquin ancestry, was born on Sandy Lake Indian Reserve, Ontario and murdered in Sioux Lookout, Ontario. He was a member of the group of modernist native artists known as the Indian Group of Seven*. He is discussed in most of the recent comprehensive books about Canadian art and he is the subject of an article in the Canadian Encyclopedia. His works are in numerous museum collections including the National Gallery of Canada. (2). His mediums included acrylics, gouache, ink, watercolor, fresco, serigraph, stencil, and mixed mediums. His subjects inclu... Read full biography
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About Carl Ray: Books
Books & Publications (48)
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Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau: Art and the Colonial Narrative in the Canadian Media
2016
Robertson, Carmen L.
221 pages
"7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc." (MacKenzie Art Gallery
2014
Lavallee, Michele
359 pages (color)
Living With Animals: Ojibwe Spirit Powers
2014
Pomedli, Michael
335 pages
Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing into Thunderbird
2014
Ruffo, Armand
312 pages (color)
Miriam and Hudson Sargeant: Art Collection (Ottawa Art Gallery)
2014
Sinclair, Catherine
35 pages (color)
Before and After the Horizon: Anishinaabe Artists of the Great Lakes (Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian)
2013
Penney, David W. and Gerald McMaster (General Editors)
128 pages (color)
A Concise History of Canadian Painting, (Third Edition)
2012
Reid, Dennis
506 pages (color)
Meditation and the Evolution of Cosmic Consciousness
2011
Ayre, Don
308 pages (color)
The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century (Dedicated to the memory of John Fox, Painter and Teacher)
2010
Foss, Brian; Anne Whitelaw and Sandra Paikowsky
480 pages (color)
Restoring the Balance: First Nations Women, Community, and Culture
2009
Valaskakis, Gail Guthrie; Madeleine Dion Stout
379 pages (color)
Canadian Aboriginal Art and Spirituality: A Vital Link
2006
Friesen, John W; Virginia Agnes Lyons Friesen
242 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples To Canadian Identity and Culture, Volume 1
2005
Beavon, Daniel J.K.; Cora Jane Voyageur; David Newhouse
458 pages (color)
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
First Nations Artists in Canada: A Biographical-Bibliographical Guide, 1960-1999
2001
Acland, Joan Reid
334 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
The Canadian Encyclopedia
1999
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,573 pages
Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century
1999
Murray, Joan
272 pages (color)
The Helen E. Band Collection of First Nations Art: From the Permanent Collection of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery
1998
Clark, Janet
48 pages (color)
St. James Guide to Native North American Artists
1998
Matuz, Roger (Editor)
691 pages
A to Z of Canadian Art: Artists and Art Terms
1997
McKendry, Blake
242 pages (color)
The Biographical Directory of Native American Painters
1995
Lester, Patrick D.
701 pages
Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations
1994
Rogers, Edward S. and Donald B. Smith
448 pages
In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art (Canadian Museum of Civilization) (Exhibition catalog)
1993
McMaster, Gerald et al
538 pages
The Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop: Printing, People and History (MacKenzie Art Gallery)
1992
Davis, Angela E.
88 pages (color)
A Paintbrush in My Hand
1992
Odjig, Daphne; Rosamond M. Vanderburgh; Beth Southcott
174 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)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists ,Volume 7, Rakos to Sadowski
1990
MacDonald, Colin S.
507 pages
The McMichael Canadian Collection
1989
Blodgett, Jean
175 pages (color)
Woodlands: Contemporary Art of the Anishnabe (Thunder Bay Gallery)
1989
Podedworny, Carol
47 pages (color)
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Second Edition: (Four Volumes)
1988
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,736 pages (color)
The Collective Achievement: Selections from the Permanent Collection (Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Mitchell, Maggie
40 pages
A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition)
1988
Reid, Dennis
418 pages (color)
The Art Collection of McMaster University: European, Canadian and American Paintings, Prints, Drawings and Sculpture
1987
Ness, Kim G.
328 pages (color)
Thunder Bay Gallery: The Permanent Collection
1986
Bick, John and Carol Podedworny
49 pages (color)
One Man's Obsession
1986
McMichael, Robert
410 pages
The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes)
1985
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,089 pages (color)
Norval Morrisseau and the Emergence of the Image Makers (Art Gallery of Ontario)
1984
McLuhan, Elizabeth and Tom Hill
118 pages (color)
The Sound of the Drum: The Sacred Art of the Anishnabec
1984
Southcott, Beth
222 pages (color)
The McMichael Canadian Collection
1983
Cinader, Bernhard et al
166 pages (color)
The Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop, A Print Legend A Fifteen Year Survey, 1968-1983 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Finn, Chris, Philip Fry and Sarah Yates-Howorth
54 pages
Contemporary Indian Art at Rideau Hall
1983
Munro, John C., Preface
32 pages
The Sweet Grass Lives On: Fifty Contemporary North American Indian Artists
1980
Highwater, Jamake
192 pages (color)
A Heritage of Canadian Art: The McMichael Collection
1979
Duval, Paul
208 pages (color)
The Index of Ontario Artists (Visual Arts Ontario and Ontario Association of Art Galleries)
1978
Wolff, Hennie (Editor)
337 pages
A Selection of Work: Contemporary Indian Art, the Trail from the Past to the Future (Mackenzie Gallery at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario) (Exhibition catalog)