Exhibitions
Cities of Canada
The Seagram Collection
February 12 to April 12, 2004
Montreal (sketch), 1951, Albert Cloutier
A new look at a
noteworthy collection of cityscapes by leading Canadian artists,
commissioned in the 1950s by House of Seagram president Samuel
Bronfman. These 40 striking
cityscapes by a variety of artists were originally commissioned as part
of a groundbreaking art show, also entitled Cities of Canada,
which toured nationally and internationally in the early 1950s.
Guest-curated by Ihor Holubizky, the McCord’s Cities of Canada revisits
key works from its namesake exhibition, examines the unique moment
of their creation, and links them to Canada’s emerging presence on
the post-war global scene.
Victoria, 1951, Walter J. Phillips
St. John's, Newfoundland, 1951, A.Y. Jackson
Toronto, 1951, Joseph Sydney Hallam
The exhibition Cities of Canada — The Seagram Collection coincides with:
