A highly accomplished photographer, Donald W. Buchanan believed the camera provided a means to frame the world and the camera lens brought reality into sharp focus.
A chronicle of two families from Quebec City, the Sewell Family Album is an early “scrap album” that captures their life and memories through photographs.
Joe Fafard’s dynamic and immersive sculpture "Running Horses" speaks to the power and energy of horses and acknowledges their significance to Canada’s prairie landscapes as well as their special relationship...
Before he conceived of his iconic mountain forms, and before he ventured into abstract compositions, Lawren S. Harris (1885–1970) was inspired by the urban environment of Toronto. Indeed, Harris routinely...
As a multifaceted art institution, the National Gallery of Canada is often more interested in the artist who painted a portrait than its subject. This painting, however, is an exception to the rule. In this...
Described as the “most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced,” Richard Wilson is an acknowledged master of landscape. Born the son of a clergyman in Wales, Wilson went to London to apprentice as a...
In advance of the opening of the new Canadian and Indigenous Galleries in 2017, visitors are invited to reflect on the tension between historical notions of Canada and the modern realities of Indigenous...
