Alexander Henderson
Alexander Henderson Explores the life and work of the little-known photographer Alexander Henderson, whose work laid the foundations of the Canadian romantic landscapeScottish-born Alexander…
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Alexander Henderson
Explores the life and work of the little-known photographer Alexander Henderson, whose work laid the foundations of the Canadian romantic landscapeScottish-born Alexander Henderson (1831-1913) arrived in Montreal in 1855 at the age of twenty-four, eager to explore the Canadian wilderness. But Henderson also offered a colonial vision of the young North American city and documented a number of Canada's major railway projects. Photography, his observation tool, would also reveal a remarkable artistic sensibility.Little known among the general public, his work laid the foundations of the Canadian romantic landscape and its themes: the magic of winter, the endless lure of the country's lakes and waterways, the metaphysical awe inspired by the vastness of its land and its great river.
This publication accompanies the first exhibition devoted to Alexander Henderson's entire