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Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of decorated Nova Scotia furnishings, organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art gallery from July 5 to August 6, 1978.

Catalogue contains an introduction by Bruce Ferguson (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery), an essay by Thomas Lackey (Guest Curator), image plates, an an exhibition list.

File consists of records related to an exhibition of decorated Nova Scotia furnishings, organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery from July 5 to August 6, 1978.

Note: records are divided between 8 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.); folder 33 - Decorated Nova Scotia furnishings (mainly loan agreements and correspondence); folder 34 - accounts/business; folder 35 - insurance; folder 36 - photographs; folder 37 - photography (correspondence and invoices); folder 38 - lenders; folder 39 - grants; folder 40 - freight/crate/transportation

Item is a catalogue of a travelling exhibition of 20th century folk artists from Nova Scotia, organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia with funding from the National Museums of Canada and the Canada Council. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in 1978. Artists in the exhibition included Charles Atkinson, Samuel Bollivar, Ralph Boutilier, Eli Croft, Evelyn dickie, Ellison Eagles, Collins Eisenhauer, Sidney Howard, Everett Lewis, Maud Lewis, Albert Lohnes, Clarence Moores, Joseph Norris, Emery Nowlan, Joseph Sleep, Charlie Suttle, Charlie Tanner, Fred Task, Ernest Harland Turner, Eli Whiteway, and Harry Wile.

Catalogue contains a foreword and acknowledgements by Bernard Riordon (Curator, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia), list of lenders, an introduction by Marie Elwood (Chief Curator of History, Nova Scotia Museum), image plates of artworks in the exhibition, biographies for each artist, and an index.

Item is a catalogue for an exhibition of paintings and furniture by Joe Norris, organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery from July 5 to August 6, 1978.

Catalogue contains an essay by Chris Huntington, plates of Norris' work, and and exhibition list.