FitzGerald in Context

October 11 – November 9, 2007  |  Curated by Dr. Marilyn Baker

This exhibition re-visited the life and work of Manitoba artist Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald (1890-1956). Organized by Professor Marilyn Baker, art historian at the University of Manitoba School of Art, FitzGerald in Context set the artefacts of FitzGerald's life alongside significant works of art from the National Gallery of Canada, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and University of Manitoba collections.

Relying extensively on unique documents from the FitzGerald Study Collection at Gallery One One One, Professor Baker contextualized FitzGerald's family history and friendships. Through a combination of major paintings by FitzGerald and his colleagues, and rarely seen prints, drawings, and personal memorabilia, Professor Baker charted the life of this important Winnipeg artist and teacher. Her ground-breaking research showcased for the first time FitzGerald's experimentation with photography.

Gallery One One One gratefully acknowledges the support of the Government of Manitoba, Department of Culture, Heritage, and Tourism, and School of Art staff and volunteers. Special thanks to Dianne Scoles, Kim Nguyen, Vanessa Stuardo, Seth Woodyard, Chantal MacIntyre-Muir, the late Virginia Berry, the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, the Archives of Manitoba, the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

  • A gallery wall and two display cases of archival materials. From left to right, the wall includes: three artworks of a nude woman paired with two photographs of a clothed woman and a shelf of indiscernible pieces. Then a large painting imitating a Greco-Roman fresco featuring figures in togas, a red-figure vase, and a statue. Then three indiscernible works hung in frames, with another on a shelf. Then five indiscernible black and white photographs.
  • A view of the gallery including paintings on the walls, archival documents in display cases, and books in the far windowsill. On the central partition wall is a painting of multicolored tubes in a grid of blue and red circles, a painting of a tree in circular brushstrokes, a black and white portrait of a man, a black and brown sketch of grain elevators, and other indiscernible works.
  • Three artworks on a wall. On the top left are two small black strips with brown shapes on them, and a small black square beneath them with a white letter A on it, all sharing a frame. On the bottom left is an abridged version of the poem Rhapsody on a Windy Night by T S Eliot written in black gothic script on a beige paper, and a stylized first letter T in yellow on blue. On the right is a painting of a black jug seen from above on a red and brown background.
  • A wall of paintings. From left to right: an autumn prairie field and cloudy sky, two pairs of Motor / Motor-Sport magazine covers, a woman in white clothing in front of white tree trunks and a green valley, two versions of a canoe in rushing water, and an autumn forest.

Events:

  • Opening Reception: October 11, 3:00–5:00 PM


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Exhibition Archive (Downloadable PDF)