Winner of the Canadian Museums Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Publication Finalist for the 2010 Alberta Book Award, Trade Non-Fiction category "Vistas: Artists on the Canadian Pacific Railway" showcases artwork and photographs from a major travelling exhibition organized by the Glenbow Museum. This publication contains stunning reproductions of over 55 paintings, 60 photographs, engravings and maps, tracing the path of the Canadian Pacific Railway from the prairies to the west coast. The artists featured participated in the CPR's artists' pass program, the brainchild of William Van Horne, manager of the CPR and an artist in his own right. A visual and written account of the major stops and vistas seen along the railway from Calgary to Victoria also gives readers an appreciation of the western Canadian landscape as it existed in the mid-1880s to the early 1900s.
This well-illustrated exhibition catalogue celebrates Canada?s 150th anniversary by bringing together significant Canadian works of art from private collections throughout the Kelowna area for visitors to view and enjoy. The selection includes remarkable historical works by artists such as Cornelius Krieghoff, A.Y. Jackson, Emily Carr, Lawren Harris, A.J. Casson, Jack Bush, Gershon Iskowitz, Jack Shadbolt, and Daphne Odjig. Works by lesser-known artists in the media of painting, prints, and some sculpture are also included. The author outlines the established art museum practice of borrowing works from private collections, as well as highlighting various moments in Canadian art history, thus providing a context for these selected works. 00Exhibition: Kelowna Art Gallery, Canada (01.07.-15.10.2017).
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