Event Info
The Navy: A Century in Art:
The Navy: A Century in Art features 46 works from many of Canada’s leading war...
10am – 5pm every day.
Adult $16.00, youth/senior/student $10.15, child $0
Event Description
The Navy: A Century in Art features 46 works from many of Canada’s leading war artists, depicting naval activities from the First World War to the present day. On tour from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, where it was presented in 2010 to mark the Centennial of the founding of the Canadian navy. The exhibit shares the legacy of the navy experience as it moves into a new century.
Works on display are drawn from the museum’s unparalleled Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, featuring paintings from both official and unofficial war artists including: Arthur Lismer, Alex Colville, Harold Beament, Donald C. Mackay, Anthony Law, Ted Zuber and Pegi Nicol MacLeod. These famed artists have captured the Canadian naval experience in times of war and peace — from dramatic depictions of the Battle of the Atlantic to intimate portraits of life at sea and ashore. Their perspectives show the human face of this experience, while helping to illuminate the important role that the navy has played in Canadian history for more than 100 years, and how it has remained a potent symbol of Canadian identity.
*Image : Donald Cameron MacKay
Anti-Aircraft Gun and Crew in Action
CWM 19710261-4197
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
© Canadian War Museum
Venue
675 Belleville Street
Open / Operational
In-Person Event
Tue. November 6th 2012 - Sun. January 27th 2013 + Add to Calendar
Royal British Columbia Museum
