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Section title: Art and Photography

This page offers a selection of Library and Archives Canada resources on the topic of art and photography. (For Kids For Kids, Audio files available Audio files available, Video files available Video files available)

Digital Collections
 
Searchable collections of materials that are available online, such as photographs and works of art.Graphical element
 
List itemCanadian Illustrated News: Images in the News, 1869-1883
List itemCanadian War Industry During the Second World War
List itemEarly Images of Canada: Illustrations from Rare Books
List itemImages Canada
List itemPhotographs: Canadian Nurses (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
 
Research Aids
 
Tools to help locate and use materials at Library and Archives Canada, such as guides, finding aids, catalogues, bibliographies and reference works.
 
List itemCelebrating Women's Achievements: Women Artists in Canada
List itemDocumentary Art (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
List itemPhotographs (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
 
External Links
 
Links to resources beyond the Library and Archives Canada website.
 
List itemCanadian Information by Subject
Virtual Exhibitions
 
Informative sites that highlight and provide context for selected Library and Archives Canada materials.
 
List itemArtVenture: A Collector's ChallengeFor Kids
List itemCanada - A Collector's Passion: The Peter Winkworth Collection
List itemCanada by Design: Parliament Hill, Ottawa
List itemCanadian War Artists
List itemCodex canadiensis
List itemCritical Acclaim: Portraits from the National Archives of Canada
List itemExpo '67: A Virtual Experience Audio files available Video files available
List itemFraming Canada: A Photographic Memory
List itemKarsh Masterworks: A Tribute
List itemLegends in Life and Art: The Portrait Photography of Roloff Beny
List itemMary Riter Hamilton: Traces of War
List itemOn the Job: A Century of Canadians at Work
List itemPaul-Emile Miot: Photographs of Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island
List itemPride and Dignity: Aboriginal Portraits
List itemReal Stories: A Past in Miniatures
List itemThrough a Lens: Dieppe in Photography and Film Audio files available Video files available
List itemVictory Bonding: Wartime Messages from Canada's Government, 1939-1945
List itemVirtual Silver Screen Video files available
List itemWilliam Hind's "Overlanders of '62 Sketchbook"
 
AMICUS and ArchiviaNet
 
In addition to our Digital Collections and Virtual Exhibitions, search AMICUS and ArchiviaNet for access to further materials.
 
List itemAMICUS
Provides bibliographic information about books, periodicals, music, video and other published materials in Library and Archives Canada's collection. AMICUS also shows holdings for other Canadian libraries.
List itemArchiviaNet
Provides access to our archival holdings from governmental and private sources, including textual documents, maps, works of art, photographs, videos and films, sound recordings, architectural drawings, stamps and medals.