Canadian Painting in the Thirties
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The 1975 exhibition: Exhibition Opening, National Gallery of Canada

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Exhibition Opening, National Gallery of Canada, view 5/24
National Gallery of Canada

Left to right: Elizabeth Harper and her husband John Russell Harper, art historian; unknown; Pierre Théberge, Acting Curator, Contemporary Canadian Art.

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Photographs

Images of the exhibition's installation, the opening ceremony and official visits.

Media Coverage

Almost 200 newspaper and magazine articles in English, French and other languages: reviews, details of the Canadian tour, lectures, films and special events.

Interview

Audio clip of curator Charles Hill interviewed by CBC's Carol Bishop. Includes Pierre Trudeau's opening speech.

NFB Film

Derek May's 1977 documentary Pictures From the 1930s looks at the exhibition in the context of the Depression, with newsreel footage of the day.