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If Only We Could Have Our Stories Told [graphic material]

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Date:

2004.

Reference:

R13155-0-8-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3949060

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If Only We Could Have Our Stories Told
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Date(s):

2004.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 mixed media : composite of photograph and paint on wood panel ; 50.8 x 66.0 cm.
Support 50.800 x 66.000 cm

Language of material:

English

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In this subversive portrait, Poitras examines dispossession and Aboriginal assimilation. A group portrait of Cree children, posed in front of a residential school, is framed by symbols of their traditional heritage. The black band above the image, representing the classroom's lined blackboard, contains Cree syllabics representing the language they were denied.

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Poitras, Jane Ash, 1951-

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Poitras, Jane Ash, 1951- : Born in the isolated Indian community of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Jane Ash Poitras' abundant talent and solid academic achievement have provided a solid foundation for her ongoing examination of the issues surrounding acculturation.
Her academic achievements include a B.Sc. in Microbiology and a B.F.A. in Printmaking from the University of Alberta and an M.F.A. in Printmaking from Columbia University in New York City.
Over the past l0 years her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in commercial galleries, public galleries and museums in the United States, Canada and around the world. Her work is included in numerous public, corporate and private collections. Public collections include the Brooklyn Museum, New York; Columbia University, New York; Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; Vancouver Art Gallery; McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario; and the National Gallery, Ottawa.
Jane Ash Poitras currently lives and works in Alberta.

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Custodial history:

Purchased from the Bearclaw Gallery in 2008.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title : Beyond Likeness : Contemporary Works from the Portrait Gallery of Canada.
Curators : Carolyn Cook and Eva Major-Marothy. Beaverbrook Art Gallery - Feb 24 - June 5 2011. Further venue : Art Gallery of Greater Victoria - Sept 20 2012 - Jan 6 2013, Exhibition title: Artist's Mirror: Self Portraits. Venue: Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta 2018.03.10 - 2019.01.06

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2009-00300-4
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

Volume [R13155]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit : Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R13155-1, e010675581
Copyright : Jane Ash Poitras
Restrictions on use : None

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