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The Arts In Canada ANY Women’s Institute members, M specially conveners of Education and Citizenship, are familiar with the series of books issued by the Canadian Citi- zenship Branch: “Our Land," “Our History,” “Our System of Government,” and “Our Transportation Services.” Now we have a new volume to add to the series, “The Arts in Canada." “The Arts in Canada" is a very attractive book with reproductionsâ€"some in black and white and a considerable number in colourâ€" of Canadian paintings, sculpture, folk art, architecture and the early French Canadian craft of the Silversmith. The developments in these fields are traced by periodsithe French Colonial Period, the British Colonial Period, Art in the Later Nineteenth Century and at the Turn of the Century, the National Movement in Painting and Contemporary Art since 1930. In the sections on folk art we learn about the religious pictures and landscapes in primitive style by artists largely self-taught. There are references to the hooked rug, the woven bed coverlet and the tufted bedspread with patterns of a conventionalized pine tree, the Greek key and the like. Another type of weaving or braiding went into the making of “arrow sashes” â€" brightly coloured sashes of fine wool with flowing fringes worn by "Coughnuwagu Women," a sturdy group in bronze by the Quebec sculptor, szor-Cole. 12 “The Jack Fine" by Tom Thomson. Voyageurs on their long journeys thrn Northwest. These Were in great den! resale by the Montreal fur trader} (and carving or wood sculpture, practised ' in Quebec is traced from the early st St. Joachim in 1670 down to the pI‘ESU there are the decorative arts in nest introduced largely by the Ursuline l- The book’s story of Canadian palm gins in the 1700’s with such artists , Berczy doing mostly family portra Thomas Davies with his richly colom minutely detailed landscapes, usually few small figures to give a touch of hi came Cornelius Krieghofl" who had his art in Holland and Germany but best work after he settled in Queht “Habitant Farm” familiar to many Cut is shown in colour. A contemporary ol‘ hoff, Paul Kane who grew up near 'l studied in Europe and came back his subjects in the Canadian North Wt his Blackfoot Chief and Subordinate: duced in this book. Then we have the quiet pastoral pa of Horatio Walker, born on a farm HOE-ll wel. and of Homer Watson, native n; Walker’s well known picture "Oxen ing” and Watson’s “On the Grand l-li Doon” are shown in black and whilv author points out the influence of Mi “Oxen Drinking a “the poetry of 1 we See it in “The Angelus,” and the re of the Constable treatment in the it trees and lush countryside of the Gram Valley. In the early 1900’s James W. Morrix was born in Montreal but spent most life in Europe, brought a low realistit ment to his pictures of Canadian scen- pamting “The Ferry, Quebec,” is Silt: full colour. ‘ Then came the national movement in 7 mil: mg. The book tells an interesting st ' “3 how? group Of commercial artists in T‘ 613' gravmg firm of Grip Ltd., Toronto, be m 1" HOME AND COJNIRY