His canvases breathe with the spirit and pride of the Indian, and the untouched wilderness that was his domain. Travelling overland west to the Pacific in the mid-1800s, Paul Kane painted the northwest, the great Indian tribes, chiefs, ceremonies, war parties, buffalo hunts, rapids and waterfalls. In this film his paintings are projected with lighting that brings to life every glowing detail.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013411
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indians of North America - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Canadian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)