Thor Hansen: Crafting a Canadian StyleThor Hansen
In the global marketplace where so much design is cookie-cutter and sameness prevails, it is timely to consider the work of Thor Hansen (1903-1974), a Danish émigré who was a popular artist, designer, and promoter of the craft movement in Canada from the mid-1950s to the end of the 1960s. He was largely self-taught and carried out his mission independent of government support via corporate industry. Hansen created a distinctly Canadian style through the synthesis of craft, design and folklore. His decorative arts, souvenirs and printed textiles reached a wide audience across Canada. Thor Hansen: Crafting a Canadian Style considers Hansen’s romantic pursuit of a national style. In a subject that is so riddled with stereotypes this exhibition and catalogue address whether Hansen’s quest for an arts and crafts movement embodying Canadian identity was noble or naïve.
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