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 #167
André Kertész, c. 1932–1933 DetailsBullet Through Banana
Harold Edgerton, 1985 DetailsMilk Drop Coronet
Harold Edgerton, 1980 DetailsGypsy Children, Esztergom
André Kertész, 1917 DetailsBengali Labourer
Cecil Beaton, c. 1943 DetailsMB: Winnipeg - Typical River Heights Family at Home
George Hunter, 1945 DetailsSelf portrait, Paris
André Kertész, 1927 DetailsWan Zhou #6, Three Gorges Dam Project, Yangtze River, China
Edward Burtynsky, from the series China - Three Gorges Dam Project, 2002 DetailsSaltworks #2, Sambar Salt Flats, Rajasthan, India
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Indian Industry, 2000 DetailsOil Fields #21, Maskina Steam Plant, Cold Lake Production Project, Cold Lake, Alberta
Edward Burtynsky, from the series Oil Refineries / Fields, 2001 DetailsIrish Woman Hitting Punching Bag
Harold Edgerton, 1987 DetailsCarrefour (Carrefour, Blois)
André Kertész, 1930 DetailsPaper Mill Worker
Harold Edgerton, 1983 DetailsBedroom in West Ham
Bill Brandt, c. 1930 DetailsWAG-Qaumajuq is open today, 11am – 9pm. To plan your visit, check out wag.ca/visit.
