Helen Kemp Frye’s Writings on Art

Edited By: Robert D. Denham

£45.99

Denham brings together the work of Helen Kemp Frye, an accomplished artist and musician, and the wife of literary critic Northrop Frye. The book contains her reflections on art, giving voice to a creative being whose contributions to cultural life in Ontario are often neglected.

Helen Kemp Frye (1910–1986) was an accomplished artist and musician, and she was also the wife of the distinguished Canadian literary critic, Northrop Frye. During…

Helen Kemp Frye (1910–1986) was an accomplished artist and musician, and she was also the wife of the distinguished Canadian literary critic, Northrop Frye. During the 1940s and 1950s, she played an important role in art education, particularly with the programs at the Art Gallery of Toronto, and even more particularly with art education for children. Her writings on art, collected in this volume, give voice to a very creative individual whose contributions to the cultural life of Ontario are in danger of being forgotten.

Robert D. Denham is the John P. Fishwick Professor of English, Emeritus, at Roanoke College, USA, and he has previously taught at Emory and Henry College, USA. From 1986 to 1988 he was Director of English Programs and Director of the Association of Departments of English for the Modern Language Association in New York City. He has written and edited more than thirty books on Northrop Frye.

Hardback

ISBN: 1-4438-3659-1
ISBN13: 978-1-4438-3659-3
Date of Publication: 2017-01-20

Ebook

ISBN: 1-4438-7857-X
ISBN13: 978-1-4438-7857-9
Date of Publication: 2017-01-20

Categories: Social Sciences, Visual Arts, Visual Arts, Education, Literature

Pages: 115

Subject Codes:

BIC: A, JN, D
BISAC: ART016020, ART065000, ART027000, ART015040, ART009000, ART015110
THEMA: A, JN, D

Pages: 115

"Most literate Canadians would be familiar with the writing, or at least the reputation of the distinguished literary critic, Northrop Frye.... It is unlikely that many would know of the work of his wife, Helen Kemp Frye. This slim but handsomely produced volume, Helen Kemp Frye’s Writings on Art, edited by Robert D. Denham, collects her essays and art reviews from 1933 to 1955. [...] Denham’s book should shine a light on Helen Kemp Frye as writer, broadcaster and educator, acknowledge her contributions and increase her visibility nationally and internationally."
- Professor Harold Pearse University of Alberta

Helen Kemp Frye’s Writings on Art

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