This switch plate features a detail from Tom Thomson's painting Northern River (1915) in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Made for single gang toggle switch
11.43 x 6.98 cm (4.5 x 2.75 in)

Joyce Wieland (1930-1998)
O Canada, 4-16 December 1970

Wieland emerged on Toronto’s experimental visual-arts scene in the early 1960s. The first living woman artist to be granted a solo exhibition at the NGC, she blended pop-art strategies with a sly sense of humour. O Canada represents a pair of lips as they sound out the syllables of the national anthem.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Meryl McMaster (b. 1988)
On the Edge of this Immensity, 2019

McMaster combines elements of performance and installation in her photography while exploring the tensions surrounding identity ad heritage, especially her own as a woman of Indigenous (Plains Cree) and European (British/Dutch) descent from Saskatchewan.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Meryl McMaster (b. 1988)
On the Edge of this Immensity, 2019

McMaster combines elements of performance and installation in her photography while exploring the tensions surrounding identity ad heritage, especially her own as a woman of Indigenous (Plains Cree) and European (British/Dutch) descent from Saskatchewan.

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

René Villeneuve 

The National Gallery's collection of Quebec silver — the largest and most complete in the world — took its impetus from the donation of the Henry Birks Collection of Canadian Silver in 1979. It has since been strongly enriched. Curator René Villeneuve opens this volume by exploring the formation of the Birks collection in light of the history of silver in Canada and the collector's goals and achievements. He then undertakes the first major stylistic analysis of Quebec silver, going far beyond the compilation of new data to approach the subject from a fresh and intriguing perspective. 

Virginia B. Alexandor, a niece of Henry G. Birks, introduces this study with a charming memoir. The book includes fifty-one black-and-white reproductions, many never before seen. 

Softcover | 124 pages 
18.6 x 28 cm (7.3 x 11 in.) 
Publication Date: 1998

Lori Pauli with Jordan Bear, Karen Hellman and Phillip Prodger

Often referred to as the “Father of Art Photography,” Oscar G. Rejlander (1813–1875) has been praised for his early experiments with combination printing, for his collaboration with Charles Darwin, and for his influence on the work of Julia Margaret Cameron and Lewis Carroll.

Containing more than 200 impressive colour and black and white images, this ground-breaking catalogue accompanies the first major retrospective on a vital yet understudied figure, and considers the whole range of his activities, including his work as a painter and printmaker.

Hardcover | 336 pages
25.5 x 31 cm (10 x 12.2 in.)

Lori Pauli with Jordan Bear, Karen Hellman and Phillip Prodger

Often referred to as the “Father of Art Photography,” Oscar G. Rejlander (1813–1875) has been praised for his early experiments with combination printing, for his collaboration with Charles Darwin, and for his influence on the work of Julia Margaret Cameron and Lewis Carroll.

Containing more than 200 impressive colour and black and white images, this ground-breaking catalogue accompanies the first major retrospective on a vital yet understudied figure, and considers the whole range of his activities, including his work as a painter and printmaker.

Hardcover | 336 pages
25.5 x 31 cm (10 x 12.2 in.)

Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872)
Owl’s Head Mountain, 1864

Duncanson was the first recorded African-American landscape painter. He lived in Montreal from 1863-1865 after fleeing the United States during the American Civil War. His approach to landscape painting would influence many other artists living in Montreal in the 1860s.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872)
Owl’s Head Mountain, 1864

Duncanson was the first recorded African-American landscape painter. He lived in Montreal from 1863-1865 after fleeing the United States during the American Civil War. His approach to landscape painting would influence many other artists living in Montreal in the 1860s.

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This magnet features the artwork Passing Through (1993) by Mohawk artist Shelley Niro.

9 x 6.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

This notecard features the artwork Passing Through (1993) by Mohawk artist Shelley Niro.

Card dimensions: 17.5 x 13.5 cm (6.8 x 5.3 in.)
Blank inside. Envelope included.

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Curated by Sherry Farrell Racette, Michelle LaVallee and Cathy Mattes

Indigenous artists have long used beadwork to tell stories, honour loved ones and celebrate beauty. Using techniques and knowledge passed from previous generations, today’s Indigenous artists are using beading to address concerns related to history, decolonization and resistance. Radical Stitch – the largest contemporary beadwork exhibition to date – presents a wealth of works ranging from wearable art and portraiture to installation and video that connect past and present as they imagine new worlds.

The accompanying catalogue celebrates the innovative art of 56 artists from across Turtle Island who have exhibited at most or all of the venues for this touring exhibition. In full, vivid colour, this publication presents 30 figures and 82 plates of their selected artworks, which reflect a range of humour, poignant testimony, and political and social commentary.

Radical Stitch Itinerary:

MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina: 30 April – 25 September 2022
Art Gallery of Hamilton: 11 February – 27 August 2023
Thunder Bay Art Gallery: 13 October 2023 – 3 March 2024
National Gallery of Canada: 17 May – 30 September 2024
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton: 30 November 2024 – 2 March 2025
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis: 12 April – 3 August 2025

Featured in the catalogue: Barry Ace, Eva Talooki Aliktiluk, Carrie Allison, Marcus Amerman, Judy Anderson, Kristen Auger, Kaylyn Baker, Christi Belcourt, Michael Belmore, Catherine Blackburn, Katherine Boyer, Jackie Larson Bread, Marcia Chickeness, Hannah Claus, Dana Claxton, Jon Michael Robert Corbett, Ruth Cuthand, Vanessa Dion Fletcher, Marcy Friesen, Teri Greeves, Joyce Growing Thunder, Justine Gustafson, Donald & Carla Hemlock, Maria Hupfield, Lizzie Ittinuar, Bev Koski, Casey Koyczan, Jennine Krauchi, Martha Kyak, Mindy Lauren Magyar, Amy Malbeuf, Jean Marshall, Audie Murray, Nadia Myre, Margaret Nazon, Candace Neumann, Niap, Shelley Niro, Elias Not Afraid, Jamie Okuma, Sandra Okuma, Taqralik Partridge, Jobena Petonoquot, Memory Rose Poni-Cappo, Alesia Poncho & Farlan Quetawki, Skawennati, Samuel Thomas, Marie Watt, Olivia Whetung, Dyani White Hawk, Kenneth Williams Jr., Nico Williams, Will Wilson, Summer Yahbay

Printed in Canada
Softcover
20.32 x 26.67 cm (8 x 10.5 in.)
Publication date: 2024

Ann Thomas

Photographies américaines 1900-1950 is the fourth in a series of publications focusing on selected masterpieces from the Photographs collection of the National Gallery of Canada. The first half of the 20th century marks a lively era in American art history when photography was first celebrated as an art form. The catalogue highlights masterpieces from such photographers as Lisette Model, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Walker Evans, and Edward Weston.

Paper | 196 pages
Publication Date: 2011

Lori Pauli, John McElhone 

Photographies britanniques du XIXe siècle is the third installment in a series of catalogues that showcase the depth and variety of photographs from the National Gallery of Canada's permanent collection. This catalogue documents the developments in photographic technologies in 19th century Britain; from historically important paper negatives to platinum prints, works by Julia Margaret Cameron, William Henry Fox Talbot, Frederick Evans, Roger Fenton, and Henry Peach Robinson, among others, are beautifully illustrated and examined. 

Paper | 180 pages 
20.5 x 26.5 cm (8 x 10½ in.) 
Publication Date: 2011

James Borcoman 

Photographies françaises du XIXe siècle is the second in a series of exhibitions highlighting the strengths of the National Gallery of Canada's permanent collection of photographs. The intention of the exhibition is also to provide an introduction to the history of the medium's early years; the beautifully illustrated catalogue highlights works by such photographers as Charles Marville, Gustave Le Gray, Eugène Atget, Édouard Baldus, Étienne Carjat, Henri Le Secq, and Nadar. 

Paper | 168 pages 
20.5 x 26.5 cm (8 x 10½ in.) 
Publication Date: 2010

Ann Thomas

This original publication, which focuses on the early decades of the 20th century, is the first in a new series devoted to the study of photographic masterpieces from the National Gallery of Canada's international collection. Examining the expansive, innovative and often contradictory modernist ethos that shaped the creation and use of photographic art from 1900 to 1940, this generously illustrated publication highlights dozens of works from Germany, England, Czech Republic, United States, France, Russia, Hungary, Japan and Canada. An introductory essay describes the development of photography artistically, technically and socially. Following the essay, 79 individual works are presented within the context of their times. Each is illustrated with a full-page duo tone plate. Among the artists are some of the world's greatest photographic innovators, notably Eugène Atget, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassaï, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Lisette Model, Alexander Rodchenko and Edward Weston.

Paper | 200 pages
Publication Date: 2007

Andrea Kunard

The variety, width and breadth of photographic culture in Canada is extraordinary, and Canadian photographers are among the most prominent and influential in the world today. From classic street photography, documentary images and landscape imagery, to experimental abstractions and conceptual work, photography is an area of particularly rich exploration in our country. Photography in Canada 1960–2000 is the fifth in a series that presents the Gallery's Photographs Collection, and this catalogue is the first to be published by the newly established Canadian Photography Institute (CPI).

Featured artists: Raymonde April, Roy Arden, Barbara Astman, Claire Beaugrand-Champagne, Pierre Boogaerts, Robert Bourdeau, Jim Breukelman, Robert Burley, Edward Burtynsky, Michel Campeau, Serge Clément, Lynne Cohen, Sorel Cohen, Carole Condé, Marlene Creates, Donigan Cumming, Walter Curtin, Jack Dale, Robert Del Tredici, Stan Denniston, Jennifer Dickson, Lutz Dille, Evergon, Charles Gagnon, Pierre Gaudard, General Idea, Tom Gibson, Lorraine Gilbert, Rafael Goldchain, Rodney Graham, Ted Grant, Angela Grauerholz, Clara Gutsche, Dave Heath, Fred Herzog, Hubert Hohn, Thaddeus Holownia, George Hunter, Geoffrey James, Yousuf Karsh, Holly King, Suzy Lake, Michel Lambeth, Ken Lum, Chris Lund, Arnaud Maggs, John Massey, John Max, Susan McEachern, David McMillan, N.E. Thing Co. (NETCO), Shelley Niro, Nina Raginsky, John Reeves, Mark Ruwedel, Jacye Salloum, Michael Semak, Orest Semchishen, Sandra Semchuk, Michael Snow, George Steeves, Gabor Szilasi, Sam Tata, Jeff Thomas, Diana Thorneycroft, Serge Tousignant, Larry Towell, Bill Vazan, Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace, and Jin-me Yoon.

Paperback | 176 pages
20.5 x 26.5 cm (8 x 10 ½ in.)
Publication Date: 2016

Sonia Couturier, Pierre Rosenberg

Eighteenth-century Rome was a cosmopolitan centre that became a mecca for artists, collectors, and enlightened art lovers. It was also the primary destination for artists from France wanting to perfect their craft. This work highlights the artistic effervescence of the Eternal City, where French artists were able to study ancient monuments and masterpieces of sculpture and painting, benefitting from the protection of influential patrons with a passion for the arts. Featuring more than one hundred works, this volume offers an exceptional selection of drawings and prints together with a large number of paintings. It presents works by artists regarded as among the most significant of their day, in particular Hubert Robert, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Jacques-Louis David.

Softcover | 256 pages 
23 x 28 cm (9 x 11 in.) 
Publication Date: 2011

René Villeneuve 

The National Gallery's collection of Quebec silver — the largest and most complete in the world — took its impetus from the donation of the Henry Birks Collection of Canadian Silver in 1979. It has since been strongly enriched. Curator René Villeneuve opens this volume by exploring the formation of the Birks collection in light of the history of silver in Canada and the collector's goals and achievements. He then undertakes the first major stylistic analysis of Quebec silver, going far beyond the compilation of new data to approach the subject from a fresh and intriguing perspective. 

Virginia B. Alexandor, a niece of Henry G. Birks, introduces this study with a charming memoir. The book includes fifty-one black-and-white reproductions, many never before seen. 

Softcover | 124 pages 
18.6 x 28 cm (7.3 x 11 in.) 
Publication Date: 1998

Mary Pratt (1935-2018)
Red Currant Jelly, 1972

Pratt often took domestic imagery as her subject, believing that commonplace objects were “worthy of a close look.” The acclaimed Newfoundland painter experimented with light to transform an ordinary moment into a charged dramatic scene.

6.5 x 9 cm (2.5 x 3.5 in.)

In the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.