It tells the story of a pioneer who goes mad during a prairie winter. The original 1954 production of this ballet is shown. This wordless book shows full colour, page size photographs of either a shadow or a reflection. All are outdoor scenes of the natural or constructed environment and would help increase student observation skills. The simple text of this book directs attention to the geometric shapes in artworks from the Museum of Modern art.
Examples come from a variety of different art periods.
A help for both teachers and students in analyzing visual art. The book ends with an encouragement to students to experiment with the use of shapes in their own artwork. Robert Service's poem is brightly illustrated with works of Ted Harrison. Useful in an artist study on this Northern painter. Available for duplication from Media Group Productions.