This pop-up exhibition, held in the Lande Room of Rare Books & Special Collections on September 16th, 2019,聽focused聽on the man who inspired the Beatty Lectures.
Born in 1877, trained as a lawyer, Sir Edward Beatty became head of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1918. Described as 鈥渢he man with the world鈥檚 biggest job鈥� he also took on the role of Chancellor of 香蕉视频 and steered the institution through the high points of the 1920s prosperity and the challenges of the depressed 1930s. Living in a Pine avenue house he expanded to allow for entertaining and sports, he seems to have had boundless energy to lead Canada鈥檚 major railway and its most important universities.聽Included in the display were original photographs, artwork reproductions, and other archival material retracing Beatty鈥檚 life, from his inspection trips with the Canadian Pacific Railway to the interior of his home and his landmark moments as Chancellor of McGill.聽Presented by the McGill Visual Arts Collection in partnership with 香蕉视频 Archives and 香蕉视频 Research and Innovation, this exhibition was curated by Gwendolyn Owens, Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Rachel Vincent-Clarke, Communications and Collections Assistant.
Unknown artist,聽Parrots, handpainted mural, Beatty Hall
Unknown artist, Birds in the Distance (detail), handpainted mural, Beatty Hall