The Chalk & the Easel
The Life and Work of Stanford Perrot

Max Foran

About the Book

This beautifully illustrated volume presents a thorough examination and celebration of the life and work of the late Stanford Perrott, Alberta watercolourist and art educator. Max Foran traces the significant influence of Stanford Perrott on the Alberta art scene through fifty years of teaching and painting. A brilliant educator at the Alberta College of Art ( and its predecessor within the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Perrott spent thirty-seven years guiding a generation of Alberta artists. Under his inspiring tutelage, young painters learned to challenge the boundaries of colonialism and to embrace new artistic visions and expressions. Foran explores with sensitivity Perrott's inner conflict as he sought to balance his own creative energies as a master watercolourist with his chosen role as a teacher, mentor, and champion of Alberta's burgeoning artistic community. Generously enhanced with many photographs and reproductions, The Chalk & the Easel is both an exploration of Stanford Perrott's enduring personal legacy and an important contribution to the field of visual arts and education in Alberta.

About the Author

Dr. Maxwell L. Foran is the former curator of the Western Heritage Centre in Cochrane, Alberta, and is currently a professor in the Department of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary. He has published books and articles on many aspects of western Canadian history and lives in the foothills of Alberta.

Table of Contents

1. The Early Years, 1917-35
2. Art Student, 1935-39
3. Teacher, Training and the Turner Valley Years, 1940-46
4. Early Teaching Years, 1946-54

1. The Early Years
2. With Hofmann and Barnet, 1954-55
3. The Post-Hofmann Years
4. Painting in Reitrement

1. Teaching and Administration, 1955-74
2. Perrott and the Alberta College of Art
3. In Retirement

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