EXPLORE THE EXHIBITION
JAMES HENDERSON: WICITE OWAPI WICASA
is a major exhibition of the portraits, landscape paintings, and commercial work of Scottish-born artist James Henderson, Saskatchewan’s pre-eminent first-generation artist.
EXHIBITION TOUR
Curators Dan Ring and Neal McLeod were joined by Henderson expert James Lanigan, and researcher Linda Many Guns for a stimulating and insightful afternoon.
SURVEY
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ITINERARY
Mendel Art Gallery
September 25, 2009 to January 10, 2010
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
MacKenzie Art Gallery
May 1 to September 6, 2010
Opening event April 30
Regina, Saskatchewan
Glenbow Museum
October 16, 2010 to January 10, 2011
Calgary, Alberta
Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Interpretive Centre
May 2011
Siksika, Alberta
Early Works Archive
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CPR Locomotive in Winter
By fall of 1910, Henderson was providing illustrations for a monthly magazine, The Trail, first published in Regina, and then... -
Plan for Winnipeg
This small halftone image was found in Henderson’s studio. The original, which has not been located, was a 60 x... -
Regina Beach
Regina Beach, 1915, represents the newly developed resort town of Regina Beach, 30 kilometres north of Regina. This work, like... -
Address to the Prince of Wales from the City of Regina
In 1919, Henderson completed two more important commissions, one for the Province and one for the City of Regina. These... -
Address to John Fletcher Leopold Embury…
An excellent example of Henderson’s illuminated addresses. This work, dated October 30, 1920, was commissioned by the ‘surviving officers and... -
Illustrated Manuscript for Mr. and Mrs. Starr
The colour and freshness of Henderson’s illuminated addresses can be seen in the only original in the exhibition, a 1920...
