FAH289H5 Lecture 4: Post Confederation Painting Photography, and Visual Culture
14 Mar 2016
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Taught how to paint by copying artists in the european master work. Not happy with working at the studio. Motivated to get out in the landscape ] Went to northern ontario where he painted and presented his work to head of. Was told to go on a voyage. Made over 700 sketches on his voyage. Collected artifacts (tools, beadwork, clothing) and bringing it back with his sketches. Majority of the subject matter is aboriginal. This motivated him to document aboriginal artwork. He felt that with european expansion, indigos people would not be around for much longer. Artists have looked at his work as documentary as he intended. Had a journal with him all along. In the painting, the characters are not disgusting or any negative comment that he had. There is a break between the writing and the painting. His visual production is composed from various sketches, artifacts. For example, flat head women and child 1849 to 1859.
