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City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection
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City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection

  • AM1562
  • Fonds
  • 1822 - 2010

The City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection consists of visual art works relating to the social, political, cultural and artistic history of Vancouver. Items in the collection include original works of art (acrylic, oil, and watercolor paintings; drawings; cartoons; and illuminations), original prints, and sculptures.

The works in the City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection are differentiated from other categories of art by their emphasis on factual, objective representation rather than conceptual or interpretive representation. Each item in the collection represents a notable person, site, or event.

Vancouver (B.C.). Archives

Murderer's Bar, 3 1/2 Miles below Fort Hope, Fraser River, B.C., June 1860 : Copied at the Dominion Archives, Ottawa, June 17, 1921

Item is a reproduction of the original watercolour by William Wynch George Back Willis that is in the collection of Library and Archives Canada. The copy was commissioned by the City of Vancouver Archives.

Willis, William Wynch George Back

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