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 DetailsDistortion No 72, Paris
André Kertész, 1933 DetailsMakrana Marble Quarries #12, Rajasthan, India
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Indian Quarries, 2000 DetailsSergei Eisenstein, Paris
André Kertész, 1929 DetailsTristan Tzara, Paris
André Kertész, 1926 DetailsWushan #1, Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China
Edward Burtynsky, from the series China - Three Gorges Dam Project, 2002 DetailsVermont Marble Company #16, Abandoned Granite Section, Barre, Vermont
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Quarries, 1991 DetailsMB: Winnipeg - Portage Avenue at Smith Street
George Hunter, 1948 DetailsChairs, Paris
André Kertész, 1925 DetailsMontmartre (The Stairs of Montmartre, Paris)
André Kertész, 1925 DetailsGussie Moran Serve Multiflash
Harold Edgerton, 1981 DetailsBottle Smash
Harold Edgerton, 1977 DetailsOil Refineries #28, Houston, Texas
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Oil Refineries / Fields, 2004 DetailsUrban Renewal #11, Hold Out #1, Shanghai China
Edward Burtynsky, from the series China - Urban Renewal, 2004 DetailsPont des Arts, Paris
André Kertész, 1932 DetailsTo plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit
