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Vancouver Art Gallery

Index Vancouver Art Gallery

The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) is the fifth-largest art gallery in Canada, and the largest in Western Canada. [1]

77 relations: Abraham, Adriaen van der Cabel, Alaska, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Art museum, Arthur Erickson, B. C. Binning, Balthasar van der Ast, BC Place, Bill Bissett, British Columbia, British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Canada, Cannabis (drug), Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), Colony of Vancouver Island, Cornelis de Heem, Courthouse, Critical Mass (cycling), Cultural heritage, David Cox (artist), Dome, Emily Carr, Flash mob, Francis Rattenbury, Francisco Goya, Gift shop, Group of Seven (artists), Harry Callahan (photographer), Henry Fuseli, Herzog & de Meuron, Ionic order, Isaac van Ostade, Jacob Marrel, Jan van Goyen, Jan van Huysum, Jan van Ravesteyn, Jan Wijnants, Jeff Wall, Joseph Wright of Derby, Kathleen S. Bartels, Larwill Park, Law Courts (Vancouver), Library, List of heritage buildings in Vancouver, List of people from the Dutch Golden Age, Marble, Marc Chagall, National Historic Sites of Canada, Neoclassical architecture, ..., Perkins and Will, Pieter Neefs the Elder, Plaza, Plaza of Nations, Portico, Protest, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Restaurant, Robson Square, Robson Street, Roelant Savery, Roelof Jansz van Vries, Salomon van Ruysdael, Tennessee, The Captive (painting), The Disasters of War, The Empress (hotel), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Vermont, Victoria, British Columbia, Victory Square, Vancouver, Western Canada, Whistler, British Columbia, Willem van de Velde the Younger, William Hogarth, Zombie walk. Expand index (27 more) »

Abraham

Abraham (Arabic: إبراهيم Ibrahim), originally Abram, is the common patriarch of the three Abrahamic religions.

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Adriaen van der Cabel

Adriaen van der Cabel or Ary van der Touw (1631 – 16 June 1705), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter active in France and Italy.

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Alaska

Alaska (Alax̂sxax̂) is a U.S. state located in the northwest extremity of North America.

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Ambrosius Bosschaert

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (18 January 1573 – 1621) was a still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age.

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Art museum

An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.

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Arthur Erickson

Arthur Charles Erickson, (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planner.

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B. C. Binning

Bertram Charles Binning (10 February 1909 in Medicine Hat, Alberta – 16 March 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia), popularly known as B. C. Binning, was a leading Canadian artist.

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Balthasar van der Ast

Balthasar van der Ast (1593/94 – 7 March 1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in still lifes of flowers and fruit, as well as painting a number of remarkable shell still lifes; he is considered to be a pioneer in the genre of shell painting.

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BC Place

BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Bill Bissett

Bill Bissett (born William Frederick Bissett, November 23, 1939) is a Canadian poet known for his unconventional style.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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British Columbia Parliament Buildings

The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and are home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant intended for medical or recreational use.

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Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)

The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony in British North America from 1858 until 1866.

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Colony of Vancouver Island

The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia.

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Cornelis de Heem

Cornelis de Heem (8 April 1631 (baptized) – 17 May 1695 (buried)) was a still-life painter associated with both Flemish Baroque and Dutch Golden Age painting.

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Courthouse

A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities.

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Critical Mass (cycling)

Critical Mass is a cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month; its purpose is not usually formalized beyond the direct action of meeting at a set location and time and traveling as a group through city or town streets on bikes.

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Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and preserved for the benefit of future generations.

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David Cox (artist)

David Cox (29 April 1783 – 7 June 1859) was an English landscape painter, one of the most important members of the Birmingham School of landscape artists and an early precursor of Impressionism.

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Dome

Interior view upward to the Byzantine domes and semi-domes of Hagia Sophia. See Commons file for annotations. A dome (from Latin: domus) is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere.

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Emily Carr

Emily Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer inspired by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

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Flash mob

A flash mob (or flashmob) is a group of at least 10 people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression.

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Francis Rattenbury

Francis Mawson Rattenbury (11 October 1867 – 28 March 1935) was a British architect, although most of his career was spent in British Columbia, Canada, where he designed many notable buildings.

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Francisco Goya

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.

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Gift shop

A gift shop or souvenir gift shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs relating to a particular topic or theme.

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Group of Seven (artists)

The Group of Seven, also sometimes known as the Algonquin School, was a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945), Lawren Harris (1885–1970), A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974), Frank Johnston (1888–1949), Arthur Lismer (1885–1969), J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), and Frederick Varley (1881–1969).

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Harry Callahan (photographer)

Harry Morey Callahan (October 22, 1912 – March 15, 1999) was a twentieth century American photographer.

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Henry Fuseli

Henry Fuseli (German: Johann Heinrich Füssli; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain.

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Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.,"." Herzog & de Meuron.

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Ionic order

The Ionic order forms one of the three classical orders of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian.

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Isaac van Ostade

Isaac van Ostade (bapt. June 2, 1621, Haarlem - buried October 16, 1649, Haarlem) was a Dutch genre and landscape painter.

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Jacob Marrel

Jacob Marrel (1613/1614 – 11 November 1681) was a German still life painter active in Utrecht during the Dutch Golden Age.

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Jan van Goyen

Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter.

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Jan van Huysum

Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum (15 April 1682 – 8 February 1749), was a Dutch painter.

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Jan van Ravesteyn

Jan Anthonisz van Ravesteyn (1572(?) – buried 21 June 1657) was a successful portrait painter to the Dutch court in The Hague.

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Jan Wijnants

Jan Jansz Wijnants (alternatively Wynants) (1632 – buried 23 January 1684) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

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Jeff Wall

Jeffrey Wall, OC, RSA (born September 29, 1946) is a Canadian artist best known for his large-scale back-lit cibachrome photographs and art history writing.

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Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright (3 September 1734 – 29 August 1797), styled Joseph Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter.

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Kathleen S. Bartels

Kathleen S. Bartels is the current director of the Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC.

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Larwill Park

Larwill Park, also known as the Cambie Street Grounds, is a former park and sporting field in what is now downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Law Courts (Vancouver)

Main Entry from Hornby and Nelson Streets Interior Atrium The Law Courts building is part of the landmark Robson Square complex in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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List of heritage buildings in Vancouver

The following is a list of buildings and structures classified as Schedule "A" and Schedule "B" heritage buildings by the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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List of people from the Dutch Golden Age

The Dutch Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly equivalent to the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science and art were top ranking in the world.

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Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.

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Marc Chagall

Marc Zakharovich Chagall (born Moishe Zakharovich Shagal; 28 March 1985) was a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin.

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National Historic Sites of Canada

National Historic Sites of Canada (Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century.

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Perkins and Will

Perkins+Will is an American architecture and design firm established in 1935.

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Pieter Neefs the Elder

Pieter Neefs the Elder or Pieter Neeffs the Elder (Antwerp, c. 1578 – Antwerp, after 1656 before 1661) was a Flemish painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches.

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Plaza

A plaza, pedestrian plaza, or Place is an open urban public space, such as a city square.

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Plaza of Nations

The Plaza of Nations was an entertainment complex located on the northeast shore of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Portico

A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls.

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Protest

A protest (also called a remonstrance, remonstration or demonstration) is an expression of bearing witness on behalf of an express cause by words or actions with regard to particular events, policies or situations.

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Queen Elizabeth Theatre

The Queen Elizabeth Theatre is a performing arts venue in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Restaurant

A restaurant, or an eatery, is a business which prepares and serves food and drinks to customers in exchange for money.

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Robson Square

Robson Square is a landmark civic centre and public plaza, located in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Robson Street

Robson Street is a major southeast-northwest thoroughfare in downtown and West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Roelant Savery

Roelant Savery (or Roeland(t) Maertensz Saverij, or de Savery, or many variants) (1576 - buried 25 February 1639), was a Flanders-born Dutch Golden Age painter.

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Roelof Jansz van Vries

Roelof van Vries (1631, Haarlem – 1681-1701, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

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Salomon van Ruysdael

Salomon van Ruysdael (c. 1602, Naarden – buried November 3, 1670, Haarlem) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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The Captive (painting)

The Captive, from Sterne is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby completed in 1774 and now in the Vancouver Art Gallery.

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The Disasters of War

The Disasters of War (Spanish: Los desastres de la guerra) is a series of 8280 prints in the first published edition (1863), for which the last two plates were not available.

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The Empress (hotel)

The Fairmont Empress (most commonly known as The Empress) is one of the oldest hotels in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.

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Victory Square, Vancouver

Victory Square is a park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Western Canada

Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and more commonly known as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler (Squamish language: Sḵwiḵw) is a resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver and south of the town of Pemberton.

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Willem van de Velde the Younger

Willem van de Velde the Younger (bapt. 18 December 1633; died 6 April 1707) was a Dutch marine painter.

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William Hogarth

William Hogarth FRSA (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist.

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Zombie walk

A zombie walk is an organized public gathering of people who dress up in zombie costumes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Art_Gallery

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