Michael Snow Lives Works
Michael Snow: Lives and Works
“Michael Snow: Lives and Works”, 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards Book Nominee. Design: Laura Boyle. Image: Craig Boyko.
Author: James King
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Michael Snow: Lives and Works examines all aspects of the artist’s work and provides a guide to understanding its subtleties and complexities. The book also charts the life of Snow: his early years as a student and artist in Toronto, his stay in New York City, his turbulent marriage to Joyce Wieland, his reputation as a lady’s man, and his adventures in movie making and improvised music. The book is a personal and intimate portrait of an artist who has helped shape the face of Canadian art in our time. Though Michael Snow is a significant figure in general Canadian art history, this book also examines his contributions to Toronto’s cultural heritage and how we understand it and developed from it.
About the Author: James King
James King is the author of six novels and twelve biographies, including books on David Milne, Margaret Laurence, Jack McClelland, and Lawren Harris. A fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, James lives in Hamilton, Ontario.