Here I am carrying on with the exhibit I visited at Library And Archives Canada. This caught my eye.
There is a meeting room off the central atrium. Above that meeting room, historical figures are etched into the glass.
Design schematics for the original Centre Block on Parliament Hill were displayed.
As was this Canadian crest.
The path went off to another section of the building, with paintings and items on display. This table and its surroundings had a more old fashioned look to it, to the time when things were organized with the help of card cabinets.
This sculpture of our first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, was part of the exhibit.
As was what I finish off with. This is a movie poster for a silent version of Anne Of Green Gables, a literary icon in Canadian literature. I was not familiar with this version, and she doesn't evoke what I think of when I think of Anne (aka Carrots).
Interesting and informative exhibits.
ReplyDeleteThese seem positive. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI want that coat of arms or at least that's what I think it is. I don't even care if it's not my family's coat of arms. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLooks very interesting !
ReplyDeleteI like the piece on the first photo. Is that made of paper?
ReplyDeleteThe coat of arms is fantstic !
ReplyDeleteNice exhibit and I like your new header!
ReplyDeleteThe crest is impressive as is Sir John A. That is a very unusual Anne with an e too.
ReplyDeleteThat first picture is so colourful ...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing more of this exhibit.
Enjoy your weekend.
All the best Jan
@Nancy: it was.
ReplyDelete@Linda: I enjoyed it.
@Lowell: it is distinctive.
@Gattina: yes it was.
@Marleen: paper or fabric.
@Karl: I agree.
@Marianne: thanks!
@Marie: we're so used to Megan Follows in the role.
@Jan: thank you.
...I love the quilt!
ReplyDeleteHello, is the first image of a quilt? It is pretty. I love the etched glass. Wonderful exhibit. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe glass etchings are truly amazing. What a wonderful place to learn!
ReplyDeleteCanadian archives would be fascinating.
ReplyDeleteGreat historical post and photos ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Oh, that quilt is a stunner. And it's fun to see the vintage "Anne" poster -- I think that character became an icon and tourist draw for PEI!
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting area of Ottawa. I like the quilt, and the Sir John A MacDonald statue.
ReplyDelete@Tom: looking at it again, it has to be a quilt.
ReplyDelete@Eileen: it is a colourful work.
@Mildred: the institution is a fine repository of much of our country's history.
@Red: it's quite a lot of work that goes on here.
@Carol: thanks!
@Jeanie: she did!
@Shammickite: I do too.
I like the first two pictures, the figures on the first shot and the historical figures etched into glass are beautiful..
ReplyDeleteAlways such a pleasure to walk with you, William
ReplyDeleteNever would have guessed that was a poster about Anne of Green Gables!
ReplyDeleteYes, not a modern Anne!
ReplyDeleteI do love those glass etchings.
ReplyDeleteanne of green gables, wow wee!! my fave! love the crest. very cool!! ( ;
ReplyDeleteI never envisioned Anne looking like that either!
ReplyDeleteGosto do novo visual do blogue.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e Boa Páscoa.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
I would love this exhibit so much.
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GDP
@Jan: that they are.
ReplyDelete@Cloudia: a pleasure to show these.
@Christine: I remember a few years back a publisher here released a cover of a new Anne book that looked absolutely nothing at all like you'd think Anne to look. It caused something of an uproar.
@Jennifer: definitely not!
@Sharon: they're well done.
@Beth: you'd enjoy visiting Green Gables.
@RedPat: when I think of Anne, Megan Follows is the first that comes to mind.
@Francisco: thank you!
@Janis: I enjoyed it.
Wow that etched glass is very cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat exhibit, William. I like the Canadian crest, very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteThose glass etchings are striking. That doesn't fit the description on Annie of Green Gables. She did not look like that when she arrived.
ReplyDeleteAt last -- I'm back at my desktop and can see your new header. What a great shot and ode to spring! Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteAnd this exhibit is very nice. It must have been a pleasure to explore.
Love the etched figures in the glass William, another fab visit!
ReplyDeleteMegan Follows will always be Anne to me!
ReplyDeleteI love the etched glass.
ReplyDeleteGreat archives.
ReplyDelete@Tamago: I agree.
ReplyDelete@Bill: so do I.
@Mari: she doesn't.
@Kay: thank you!
@Grace: thanks!
@Jenn: me too.
@Norma: so do I.
@Klara: that it is.