The Gallery began collecting photography and video art in a serious way in the 1980s. Today the Gallery’s collections number 1,500 photos and videos, including work by major international figures such as Andre Kertesz, Alexander Rodchenko, Edward Steichen, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irvin Penn, Harold Edgerton, and Diane Arbus. In addition, WAG-Qaumajuq holds a strong collection of contemporary Canadian and American photography by artists like Ken Lum, Lynne, Cohen, Suzy Lake, Joan Jonas, Ian Wallace, Evergon, and Edward Burtynsky. WAG-Qaumajuq is also home to photographic and video work by nationally and internationally regarded Manitoba photographers including David McMillan, John Paskievich, Diana Thorneycroft, Larry Glawson, William Eakin, and Sarah Anne Johnson.
Works in the Collection
Oil Fields #27, Texas City, Texas
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Oil Refineries / Fields, 2004 DetailsRock of Ages #3, Abandoned Marble Quarry, Near Rutland, Vermont
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Quarries, 1991 DetailsWater Drop Splash
Harold Edgerton, 1987 DetailsBoulevard Malesherbes at midday, Paris
André Kertész, 1925 DetailsElizabeth and I in a cafe in Montparnasse, Paris
André Kertész, 1931 DetailsFeng Jie #9, Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China
Edward Burtynsky, from the series China - Three Gorges Dam Project, 2002 DetailsNursery School, Pripyat, April, 1995
David McMillan, from the series Chernobyl, 1995 DetailsAlone, Paris
André Kertész, 1931 DetailsTender Touch, Bilinski
André Kertész, 1915 DetailsTuileries Garden, Paris
André Kertész, 1928 DetailsDancer (Nancy Crompton)
Harold Edgerton, 1980 DetailsThe Place de la Concorde on a rainy day, Paris
André Kertész, 1928 DetailsFork, Paris
André Kertész, 1928 DetailsBasketball court, Pripyat, October, 1994
David McMillan, from the series Chernobyl, 1994 DetailsSelf portrait, Paris
André Kertész, 1927 DetailsTo plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit.
