{"product_id":"alberta-remembers-recalling-our-rural-roots-hardcover","title":"Alberta Remembers: Recalling Our Rural Roots - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Brownlee\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eKen Tingley\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn honor of Alberta's Centennial, the magestic beauty of the grain elevator is celebrated by artist Karen Brownlee and author Ken Tingley in 128 vibrant paintings with descriptive text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the artist's Rural Prairie Communities series, \u003ci\u003eAlberta Remembers\u003c\/i\u003e pays homage to this rapidly disappearing icon that played such a central role in the development of the Prairie West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes forewords by Jane Ross, Curator, Western Canadian History, Royal Alberta Museum and Daniel T. Gallacher, Curator Emeritus, Canadian Museum of Civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Brownlee, a full-time practicing artist, focuses on landscapes, rural Alberta communities and grain elevators. She is proficient in sumi-e and other diverse styles of Japanese and Chinese brush painting, which she worked in exclusively for ten years. Karen has been a juror for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and was the Alberta recipient of the Davis and Henderson Intercheques Prairie Heritage Preservation Award. She lives in Lethbridge Alberta with her husband, son and daughter.\u003cbr\u003eLongtime Edmonton resident Ken Tingley is a historic resource consultant, author, and editor who cooperated in the development of the inventory of city historic sites both pre- and post-war. His previous book for Red Deer Press was Alberta Remembers: Recalling Our Rural Roots, a collaboration with artist Karen Brownlee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.31 x 12.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48376055857373,"sku":"9780889953253","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/RVCLB722s79780889953253.webp?v=1786786652","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/alberta-remembers-recalling-our-rural-roots-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}