At first an amateur photographer and then professional, Alexander Henderson dedicated his life to capturing the richness of Canadian life and landscape.
William Henry Fox Talbot's "The Pencil of Nature" is probably the most famous of the early photo-illustrated books and is the first to be commercially published with actual photographic prints.
Following the Halifax Explosion, Arthur Lismer painted "Winter Camouflage", based on sketches made along the Halifax shoreline, connected to his work for the Canadian War Memorials Fund.
Paul Klee is among the most innovative painters and draftsmen of his time, an artist who married abstraction and figuration in his own unique pictorial language.
Artist and filmaker Althea Thauberger creates an immersive experience that revisits the vision of Canadian identity presented by the National Film Board's centennial projects for Expo '67.
Known to posterity as the father of art photography, the multi-talented Victorian artist Oscar Gustaf Rejlander remains one of the medium’s unsung heroes.
Remaining true to this ideal, the Golden Cockerel Press became known for its superbly crafted books and the wood engraved illustrations created by eminent artists of the 20th century.
