George Hunter's Canada: Iconic Images from Canada's Most Prolific Photographer (Nfb) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0228100011 ISBN 13: 9780228100010

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2017

Synopsis

One of three new titles in the Firefly Books-National Film Board of Canada partnership.

"My mission is to show Canadians, and the world, a little of our country. The more they see something of Canada's grandeur and diversity of its people, the more they will appreciate it. I will not rest a minute until my mission is accomplished." -- George Hunter, photographer

Nobody took more photos of 20th-century Canada than George Hunter. His photos are in atlases, textbooks, encyclopedias and magazines. They're in galleries, museums and public archives, on old postage stamps and currency.

Despite a 70-year career that saw Hunter cross Canada more than 100 times on photographic expeditions, he never achieved widespread fame or critical acclaim. Mostly this is because Hunter was a photographer for hire to commercial entities and the government. His assignments were, ultimately, to document progress.

Hunter's catalogue represents a chronology of postwar Canada, beginning with horse-drawn hay wagons and ending with modern semi trailers on multi-lane highways. He captured portraits of Canadians at work, and also became a pilot to further his career. His aerial shots of billowing smokestacks, open-pit mines, newly minted expressways and vast log booms dominate his portfolio, which to modern eyes is equal parts majestic and nostalgic. His is a portrait of a young country maturing into an industrial force; a landscape as shaped by the people.

For information on the National Film Board of Canada visit www.nfb.ca.

About this title

About the Author

George Hunter was a professional photographer who, after a five-year post with the National Film Board of Canada in the late 1940s, set out on a commercial career that saw him document the men, women, nature and industry of every province and territory in Canada. He made his home in Mississauga, where he died in 2013.

Edition details

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0228100011
• ISBN 13: 9780228100010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96