Paul Kane goes west

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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Credits

producer

Robert Verrall

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Gerald Budner

Duration

00:14:28:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013411

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indians of North America - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Canadian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Canada

People → Artists - Biography

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1972

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