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Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies 111 Bear Street (PO Box 160), Banff, Alberta T1L 1A3
Chris Cran, "LOUIE KAMOOKAK (1959–2018)"
acrylic on wood panel, 40” x 30”. Courtesy of the Museum.
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society was founded in 1929 with a mission to make Canada better known to Canadians and the world. Its fellows past and present include Capt. Joseph-Elzéar Bernier, who established Canadian sovereignty across the Arctic Archipelago; Frederick G. Banting, the co-discoverer of insulin; Alice E. Wilson, the country’s first woman geologist; Louie Kamookak, a leading Inuit historian and expert on the lost Franklin Expedition; and Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman to go to space.
In this series of 23 optical-illusion portraits, artist Chris Cran celebrates the accomplishments and discoveries of some of Canada’s greatest explorers — and invites viewers to become explorers of their own perceptions. Presented in partnership with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
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