Bringing Art to Life: A Biography of Alan Jarvis by Andrew Horrall performing arts reveals what makes them so

reveals what makes them so special

They can be branded as heroes

By Thelma Golden et al

Judith Doyle

More than just a companion to the hugely popular Travel Channel show

Bringing Art to Life: A Biography of Alan Jarvis by Andrew Horrall performing arts reveals what makes them so8vo. pp. 457. b&w text illustrations & 8 double sided colour plates. bibliography. index. bds. dw. Montreal & Kingston: McGill Queen's University Press, [2009]. In 1959, Alan Jarvis the brilliant and charismatic director of the National Gallery of Canada was forced to resign following a disagreement with the government over the purchase of works by European Old Masters. He never fully recovered from this dismissal, or the public humiliation that