Lecture: 鈥淔rom 鈥榥othing but a pasenger [sic]鈥� to Canadian Hero: Paul Kane's 鈥楢uthorship鈥� of Wanderings of an Artist (1859)鈥�
All are invited to attend聽a compelling lecture on Paul Kane鈥檚聽Wanderings of an Artist聽(1859), delivered by Emeritus Professor Ian MacLaren (University of Alberta).聽
Professor MacLaren will discuss Paul Kane (1810-1871), the best known artist of early English-language Canada, and the alteration of his field writings to make a book 鈥渞eadied for the press鈥� under the title:聽Wanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North America :聽from Canada to Vancouver鈥檚 Island and Oregon through the Hudson鈥檚 Bay Company鈥檚 Territory and Back Again.
This book appeared in London in 1859 by the publishing giant Longman, and would transform Kane into a hero of early Canada. It was followed by 聽subsequent editions, such as a French translation produced in Paris in 1861; and a closer-to-home version out of Toronto in 1925 by the Radisson Society of Canada.
This event is free of charge.
Please note the room location:聽Research Commons聽(McLennan-Redpath Library Complex, main floor).
This event is sponsored by the Montreal Book History Group, and聽McGill Library鈥檚 new ROAAr (Rare and Special Collections, Osler, Art and Archives) division.
Announcement by Ann Marie Holland.
