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 DetailsOil Fields #21, Maskina Steam Plant, Cold Lake Production Project, Cold Lake, Alberta
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Oil Refineries / Fields, 2001 DetailsFootball Kick
Harold Edgerton, 1984 DetailsUntitled
Frances H. Flaherty, 1936 DetailsMontreal
William Notman, c. 1875 DetailsTender Touch, Bilinski
André Kertész, 1915 DetailsWater Drop Splash
Harold Edgerton, 1987 DetailsDubonnet, Paris
André Kertész, 1934 DetailsFan & Flame (blue)
Harold Edgerton, 1989 DetailsPlace de l'Opera, Paris
André Kertész, 1929 DetailsLella (Lella, La Bretagne, France)
Édouard Boubat, 1948–1949 DetailsChez Mondrian, Paris
André Kertész, 1926 DetailsBullet Through Plexiglas
Harold Edgerton, 1981 DetailsThe Quais After A Rain, Paris (Pont St. Denis, Paris)
André Kertész, 1934 DetailsAtomic Bomb Explosion before 1952
Harold Edgerton, 1969–1981 DetailsTo plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit
