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
Life and Work of James Henderson Archive
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Biography
James Henderson, born on August 21, 1871 in Glasgow, Scotland, is considered to be Saskatchewan’s pre-eminent first-generation artist. -
The Paint Shop
Henderson “always spoke of his studio as his paint shop,” and it was here that he spent a good part of... -
Photographic Practices > Audio
Through the 1880’s and into the 1920’s, many Canadian and American painters and photographers embarked on extensive projects to document... -
Photographic Practices – Comparative Images
Although crucial to Henderson’s artistic process, photography is never mentioned in the many newspaper articles about his portraits, perhaps because it... -
Henderson’s Photo Album
Henderson’s use of photography is revealed in an extraordinary album given by his housekeeper Rosie Riess to Professor Russell, Plant... -
University of Saskatchewan commission > Audio
In 1925, the University of Saskatchewan commissioned Henderson to “paint twelve studies of Indians from the various tribes in Saskatchewan... -
Archival Material
With few personal writings by James Henderson intact, the information collected through archival documents is essential to developing a better... -
Chronology
Chronology of the Life, Career, Art, and Legacy of James Henderson
