Hand Drawn Halifax: Portraits of the City's buildings, landmarks, neighbourhoods and residents by Emma FitzGerald (SC) cat Award-winning filmmaker and activist Catherine

Award-winning filmmaker and activist Catherine Anne Martin's introduction to the book offers a history of the art form and its cultural importance

Batt (they/them) grew up in Sackville/Moncton and earned a BA in history at the Université de Moncton

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His painting and installation works are held in the public collections of institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art

a wonder of the Acadian imagination

Hand Drawn Halifax: Portraits of the City's buildings, landmarks, neighbourhoods and residents by Emma FitzGerald (SC) cat Award-winning filmmaker and activist CatherineEmma FitzGerald sketches Halifax and its residents vividly, in colour. She effortlessly catches moments in the life of the city. While she draws, she keeps notes on what she sees and what people say to her. She has an ear, as well as an eye. In this sketchbook readers will find spots they didn't even know existed and hear stories they never imagined. Emma overhears conversations in the bookstore, notices prom night in the Public Gardens, learns the