National Visions, National Blindness: Canadian Art and Identities in the 1920s by Leslie Dawn wine Beam broke new ground throughout

Beam broke new ground throughout his career

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He combined flawless tailoring and a fascination with men's-wear fabrics with an instinctive understanding of what his loyal customers wanted

Lingerie is a subject of enduring fascination

Newly created imagery of clothes shown on the catwalk gives an insight into why this collection was so special

National Visions, National Blindness: Canadian Art and Identities in the 1920s by Leslie Dawn wine Beam broke new ground throughout8vo. pp. viii, 446. b&w illustrations. bibliography. index. bds. [Vancouver]: UBC Press, [2006]. ISBN: 9780774812177 2008, Winner Raymond Klibanksy Prize, The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences In the early decades of the twentieth century, Canada sought to define itself as an independent dominion with allegiance to the British Empire. The visual arts were considered central to the formation of a distinct national identity, and