Maxwell Bennett Bates CM, LL.D, RCA, ASA, CGP, FCA, CSGA, CSPWC, BCSA, FIAL, MRAIC, AAA, CAC, TG, CG, L (1906 - 1980). "I knew I wanted to do things simply and intensely and as directly as possible,... Read full biography
Maxwell Bennett Bates CM, LL.D, RCA, ASA, CGP, FCA, CSGA, CSPWC, BCSA, FIAL, MRAIC, AAA, CAC, TG, CG, L (1906 - 1980). "I knew I wanted to do things simply and intensely and as directly as possible, and I've never changed from that idea." - Maxwell Bennett Bates (1973). Maxwell Bennett Bates was a... Read full biography
Maxwell Bennett Bates CM, LL.D, RCA, ASA, CGP, FCA, CSGA, CSPWC, BCSA, FIAL, MRAIC, AAA, CAC, TG, CG, L (1906 - 1980). "I knew I wanted to do things simply and intensely and as directly as possible, and I've never changed from that idea." - Maxwell Bennett Bates (1973). Maxwell Bennett Bates was a painter, architect, draughtsman, printmaker, poet, writer, philosopher, and one of the pioneers of Expressionism* in Canada. He was a central figure of the Western Canadian art communities where he... Read full biography
Maxwell Bennett Bates CM, LL.D, RCA, ASA, CGP, FCA, CSGA, CSPWC, BCSA, FIAL, MRAIC, AAA, CAC, TG, CG, L (1906 - 1980). "I knew I wanted to do things simply and intensely and as directly as possible, and I've never changed from that idea." - Maxwell Bennett Bates (1973). Maxwell Bennett Bates was a painter, architect, draughtsman, printmaker, poet, writer, philosopher, and one of the pioneers of Expressionism* in Canada. He was a central figure of the Western Canadian art communities where he lived, a nationally recognized modernist, and, when he lived in London, he was welcomed into the vortex of British modernism. Examples of his paintings, drawings and prints are in virtually every major art museum in Canada. He was born in Calgary,... Read full biography
Maxwell Bennett Bates CM, LL.D, RCA, ASA, CGP, FCA, CSGA, CSPWC, BCSA, FIAL, MRAIC, AAA, CAC, TG, CG, L (1906 - 1980). "I knew I wanted to do things simply and intensely and as directly as possible, and I've never changed from that idea." - Maxwell Bennett Bates (1973). Maxwell Bennett Bates was a painter, architect, draughtsman, printmaker, poet, writer, philosopher, and one of the pioneers of Expressionism* in Canada. He was a central figure of the Western Canadian art communities where he lived, a nationally recognized modernist, and, when he lived in London, he was welcomed into the vortex of British modernism. Examples of his paintings, drawings and prints are in virtually every major art museum in Canada. He was born in Calgary, Alberta and died in Victoria, British Columbia where he had lived since 1962 (1). His other places of extended reside... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (38)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Visions into Reality: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria Early Years, 1951-1973 (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria)
2009
Hughes, Mary Jo; Michael Morris and Barry Till
128 pages (color)
Paint: A Psychedelic Primer (Vancouver Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
2006
Szewczyk, Monika
71 pages (color)
Maxwell Bates: Canada's Premier Expressionist of the 20th Century His Art, Life and Prisoner of War Notebook
2006
Townshend, Nancy
54 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
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
A Passion for Art: The Art and Dynamics of the Limners
1996
Bovey, Patricia E.
106 pages (color)
Clement Greenberg: The Collected Essays and Criticism (4 Volumes)
1993
Greenberg, Clement; Dr. John O'Brian, Editor
622 pages
Maxwell Bates: Biography of An Artist
1993
Snow, Kathleen M.
277 pages (color)
The Architecture of Maxwell Bates (Nickle Arts Museum/The University of Calgary) (Exhibition catalog)
1992
McAtee, Cammie
40 pages (color)
Maxwell Bates: Landscapes/Paysages 1948-1978 (Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
1992
Townshend, Nancy
88 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
Art in Victoria: 1960-1986 (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria) (Exhibition catalog)
1986
Tuele, Nicolas; Liane Davison
200 pages (color)
Vancouver: Art and Artists, 1931-1983 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Rombout, Luke
440 pages (color)
The Hand Holding the Brush: Self Portraits by Canadian Artists
1983
Stacey, Robert
132 pages
Printmaking in British Columbia, 1889-1983 Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1983
Tuele, Nicholas, Leslie Dawn and Greg Bellerby
64 pages (color)
Winnipeg West: Painting and Sculpture in Western Canada.1945-1970 (Edmonton Art Gallery)
1983
Varley, Christopher
58 pages (color)
Canadian Art in Britain: Contemporary Works from Collections in Britain
1982
Shepherd, Michael
56 pages (color)
Maxwell Bates-A Retrospective (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria) (Exhibition catalog)
1982
Thom, Ian M.
51 pages (color)
A Wilderness of Days: An Artist's Experiences as a Prisoner of War in Germany
1978
Bates, Maxwell
133 pages (color)
Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art
1978
Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken
119 pages (color)
Contemporary Works on Paper by B.C. Artists (Traveling Exhibition) (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Graham, Colin
36 pages (color)
Coasts, the Sea and Canadian Art
1978
Varley, Christopher and Jeffrey Spaulding
96 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
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
Maxwell Bates In Retrospect, 1921-1971 (Vancouver Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Bates, Maxwell; Terry Guernsey
32 pages (color)
Canadian Art Today
1970
Townsend, William
114 pages (color)
Maxwell Bates (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria) (Exhibition catalog)
1966
Graham, Colin
16 pages (color)
Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966
Harper, J Russell
443 pages
Far Away Flags
1964
Bates, Maxwell
0 pages (color)
Surrealism in Canadian Painting (London Public Library and Art Museum)
1964
O'Brien, Paddy
10 pages
Painting at Stratford, 1962: Nine Prairie Province Painters Winniepeg Art Gallery Association (Exhibition catalog)
1962
Edkhardt, Ferdinand
16 pages (color)
The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1961 (National Gallery of Canada)
1961
James, Philip et al
28 pages
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III