Yacht Race At Halifax

 We begin today with White Mud Portage, Winnipeg River, by Paul Kane, painted circa 1851-56.

In this display case are bags sewn by Indigenous artists, a century plus old.

Marine by Robert C. Todd is at the top of this pair, dating to 1855. John O'Brien painted Yacht Race At Halifax in 1850.

Here we have Thomas Chandler Haliburton, by William Valentine, a portrait circa 1835.

This is Stoneblock For Dog Teams, a 1963 work by the Inuit artist Parr; its paper result lies above the display case with the pattern printed out. The block is what caught my eye.

Two portraits by the same artist of a married couple. Lady Croke and Sir Alexander Croke date to 1808, and are by Robert Field.

I leave off today with this sign outside the Croscup Room, a parlour from the 1840s that was painted by an unknown artist. We'll get a look inside tomorrow.