Tracks
The Art and Times of Switchman Joe
- Publisher
- Radiant Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2014
- Category
- Canadian, Folk & Outsider Art, History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781926710310
- Publish Date
- Nov 2014
- List Price
- $25.95
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Description
Tracks: The Art and Times of Switchman Joe, by Joe Varro celebrates Joe Varro's railway paintings, his bunkhouse sketches in pencil, prints, personal photographs, watercolors and paintings in oil and acrylic. This book is also a social history and features Joe's narrative, a unique time when steam locomotion was on the way out and diesel was coming in. Don Kerr, poet and author of several art books will provide a critical essay on Joe Varro's artistic journey.
About the author
Joe Verro is a retired art teacher who spent a decade working as a switchman for the CPR during the transition steam powered engines to diesel power. Verro captured the working life of railroaders in a many different mediums over his time as a railway worker. Originally from Regina, Verro now lives in Kelowna, British Columbia.