The Art Canada Institute gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Title Sponsor of this book, the Audain Foundation, and the support from the Mira Godard Gallery.
The Art Canada Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of the Vancouver Art Gallery as a cultural partner and its role in providing images for the publication. Our special thanks go to Danielle Currie, Anthony Kiendl, and Stephanie Rebick.
We thank the Founding Sponsor of the Art Canada Institute: BMO Financial Group.
This project would not have been possible without the support of Takao Tanabe and, most importantly, his wife, Anona Thorne. Their confidence in me and their help throughout this project has been greatly appreciated. I am also very thankful for the support of my husband, Darrin Martens. Museum staffs across Canada have aided in the selection of art for this project and, while there are too many people to thank individually, I am deeply appreciative of their support. I would also like to thank the staff of the Art Canada Institute who have assisted greatly over the course of the project. I am very thankful for the support of Tanabe’s dealers across Canada—Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto; Equinox Gallery, Vancouver; and the Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary. Lastly, the support of Michael Audain, who financed this publication, is much appreciated.
IMAGE SOURCES
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The Art Canada Institute thanks the following for their assistance: Alberta Foundation for the Arts (Kristin Stoesz); Art Gallery of Alberta (Danielle Siemens); Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (Stephen Topfer); Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Shannon Parker); Art Gallery of Ontario (Alexandra Cousins); Audain Art Museum (Paige Keith, Cassidy Luteijn); Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Paul Hickling, Thea Sleight); Bank of Canada Art Collection (Jane Boyko); The Brechin Group Inc. (Jacqueline M.E. Vincent); Burnaby Art Gallery (Emily Dundas Oke); Canada Council Art Bank (Saada El-Akhrass); Canadian Press Images (Andrea Gordon); Copyright Visual Arts (Marcia Lea); Estate of Lawren S. Harris (Stew Sheppard); Estate of Franz Kline; Estate of Dorothy Knowles (Catherine Fowler, Carol Perehudoff, Rebecca Perehudoff Minton); Estate of Robert Young (Jake Young); Estate of William Perehudoff (Catherine Fowler, Carol Perehudoff, Rebecca Perehudoff Minton); Equinox Gallery (Sophie Brodovitch, Hannah Reinhart); Glenbow Museum (Nadia Singleton); Heffel Fine Art Auction House (Molly Tonken); Kelowna Art Gallery (Clea Haugo); Mira Godard Gallery (Gisella Giacalone); Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (Teresa Sudeyko); Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (Andrea Kuchembuck, Florence Morissette); Museum London (Victoria Burnett; Janette Cousins Ewan); National Gallery of Canada (Raven Amiro); Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (Daien Ide, Sherri Kujiwara); Polygon Homes Ltd. (Barbara Binns); Remai Modern (Jillian Cyca); RISD Museum; Simon Fraser University Library Special Collections and Rare Books (Ewa Delanowski, Alexandra Wieland); TrépanierBaer Gallery (Judy Ciccaglione); 291 Film Company Inc. (Mark Bradley); University of British Columbia Library (Candice Bjur, Chelsea Shriver, Erwin Wodarczak); University of Lethbridge Art Gallery (Juliet Graham); University of Regina, President’s Art Collection (Alex King); Vancouver Art Gallery (Danielle Currie); Winnipeg Art Gallery (Nicole Fletcher, Olenka Skrypnyk); Ward Bastian; Robert Burke; James A. Chambers; Bryce Kanbara; Landon Mackenzie; Anona Thorne; Rachel Topham; and Renée Van Halm.
The ACI recognizes the additional private collectors who have given permission for their works to be published in this edition.
Credit for Cover Image
Cormorant Island, Looking South, 2015. (See below for details.)
Credits for Banner Images
Biography: Takao Tanabe in his Vancouver Island studio, 1987, photograph by Eliza Massey. (See below for details.)
Key Works: Cormorant Island, Looking South, 2015. (See below for details.)
Significance & Critical Issues: The Land 4/75 – East of Calgary, 1975. (See below for details.)
Style & Technique: Sunset 4/86: Crossing the Gulf, 1986. (See below for details.)
Sources & Resources: Untitled (Banners), 1973. (See below for details.)
Where to See: Peninsula, N.L., 2014. (See below for details.)
Credits: Inside Passage 1/04: Malacca Strait, 2004. (See below for details.)
Credits for Works by Takao Tanabe
Barkley Sound 1/93: in Imperial Eagle Channel, 1993. University of Lethbridge Art Collection, Gift of the artist, 1995 (1995.247.a/b/c). Courtesy of the University of Lethbridge Art Collection.
A broadside advertising the release of three books of poetry from Periwinkle Press, 1964. Takao Tanabe (Periwinkle Press) fonds, Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby. Courtesy of Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University.
Christmas Card, c.1948. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Acquired with funds from the Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation Inc. (G-90-443ab). Courtesy of WAG-Qaumajuq. Photo credit: Skye Callow.
Cormorant Island, Looking South, 2015. Private collection. Courtesy of the artist.
Cut-Corners, C + O, 1968. Collection of Museum London, Gift of Anona Thorne, Vancouver, 2007 (007.A.016). Courtesy of Museum London.
The Dark Land 2/80, 1980. Collection of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (#P80 0294 A). Courtesy of Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Photo credit: Rita Taylor.
The Dark Land 3/80, 1980. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
Dawn, 2003. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Purchased 2010 (43053). Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Early Autumn, 1967. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (93.64.4). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Early Evening, Narrow Passage, 1991. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of Anona Thorne (2005.018.014). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Emperor, Spring Night, 1964. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2005 (2005.406). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Foothills Looking West 3/83, 1983. Collection of the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Gift of the artist (2015.3.4). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta.
Fragment 35, 1953. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (94.12.1). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Fragment 41, 1951. Private collection.
Gogit Passage, Queen Charlotte Islands, 1988. Printed by Masato Arikushi. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund (92.31.42). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Gulf Islands, Grey Morning 5/82, 1982. Collection of the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Gift of the artist (2015.3.3). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta.
High Arctic 1/90, 1990. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (2002.22.1). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Hillside (Tokyo), 1960. Collection of Museum London, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2006 (006.A.047). Courtesy of Museum London.
Ink sketch, 1960. Takao Tanabe sketchbook, Japan 1960, Takao Tanabe fonds, Collection of the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Inside Passage 1/89: Burke Channel, 1989. Private collection. Courtesy of Heffel Fine Art Auction House.
Inside Passage 3/98: In Malacca Pass, 1998. Private collection. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
Interior Arrangement with Red Hills, 1957. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the artist, Parksville, British Columbia, 2000 (40583). Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Kitselas, 1970. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2005 (2005.407). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
The Land III, 1972. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (93.64.6). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
The Land 3/75, Banff, 1975. University of Lethbridge Art Collection, Gift of Canaccord Capital Corporation, 1995 (1995.30). Courtesy of the University of Lethbridge Art Collection.
The Land 4/75 – East of Calgary, 1975. Collection of the Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa (ABBA 75/6-0203). Courtesy of the Canada Council Art Bank. Photo credit: Brandon Clarida Image Services.
The Land 4/76, 1976. Museum London, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2006 (006.A.040). Courtesy of Museum London.
The Land #6, 1974. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Permanent Collection Fund (74.40). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
The Land 20, 1977. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of J. Ron Longstaffe (82.82). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
The Land 22/77, 1977. University of Lethbridge Art Collection, Purchased 1978 (1978.25). Courtesy of the University of Lethbridge Art Collection.
The Land 31/75, 1974. Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton (1975.022.001). Courtesy of the Alberta Foundation of the Arts.
Landscape sketch, 1972. Takao Tanabe sketchbook, NYC, Banff 1972, Takao Tanabe fonds, Collection of the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Landscape sketch in pencil, 1976. Takao Tanabe sketchbook, Prairies, Morocco, Peru 1976, Takao Tanabe fonds, Collection of the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Landscape sketch, Resolute Bay, July 12, 1990. Takao Tanabe sketchbook, Arctic 1990, Takao Tanabe fonds, Collection of the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Landscape Study #4, 1972. Collection of the Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa (ABBA 72/3-0812). Courtesy of the Canada Council Art Bank. Photo credit: Brandon Clarida Image Services.
Low Tide 2/94, Hesquiat Bay, 1994. Private collection. Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Photo credit: Vancouver Art Gallery.
Low Tide 5/89 Rathtrevor, 1989. Bank of Canada Collection, Ottawa. Courtesy of the Bank of Canada.
Malacca Strait: Dawn, 2004. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of the artist (2019.025.004). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Marble Island Q.C.I., 1995. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Purchased with funds provided by the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program and Friends of the AGNS, 1999 (1999.212). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Marsh, Magenta, 1964. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
Moni Vatopedi, Mount Athos, 1955. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (2002.22.4). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Near the Sea, 1960. Collection of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Burnaby (2017.14.1.2.2). Courtesy of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.
Nude Landscape I, 1959. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Gift of the artist, Parksville, British Columbia, 2000 (NGC 40584). Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
One Orange Strip, 1964. Collection of Museum London, Purchased with the assistance of the Canada Council Acquisition Assistance Program and matching funds from the Volunteer Committee, 2007 (007.A.001). Courtesy of Museum London.
Peace River 27/99, 1999. Private collection. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
Peninsula, N.L., 2014. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of the artist (2019.025.003). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Prairie, 1973, Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of the artist (2004.031.013). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Prairie Hills 10/78, 1978. Collection of Carol and John Beckel, Calgary. Courtesy of TrépanierBaer, Calgary.
Raked Sand and Stones, 1960. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of Dorothy and David Torontow (2005.038.002). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
A Region of Hills, 1957. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2005 (2005.404). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
A Region of Landlocked Lakes, 1958. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (94.12.2). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Rivers 1/01: Jordan River, 2001. Private collection. Photo credit: Ward Bastian.
Rivers 2/00: Crooked River, 2000. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisitions Fund with the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program (2001.29). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Self Portrait, 1957. Printed by Periwinkle Press. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (92.31.8). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Setting Sun, 1960. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (2002.23.11). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Shuttleworth Sunset, 1993. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Gift of the artist (95.10.1), Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Skeena #2, 1970. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of the artist (2004.031.013). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Small Valley, 1961. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2005 (2005.405). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
South Moresby 2/86: Kunghit Island, 1986. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
Southern Alberta Foothills, 1982. Collection of the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Gift of Petro-Canada, 2001 (2001.097.013). Courtesy of the Glenbow Museum.
Spanish Banks, 1988. Collection of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Burnaby (2017.14.1.1.5). Courtesy of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.
Still-Life, 1954. Collection of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Gift of Bob and Mary Steele, 1993 (BG766). Courtesy of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Photo credit: Michael R. Barrick.
Storm, 1960. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (2002.28.16). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Strait of Georgia 1/90: Raza Pass, 1990. Collection of the Audain Art Museum, Whistler, Gift of Michael Audain and Yoshiko Karasawa (2018.069). Courtesy of the Audain Art Museum. Photo credit: Rachel Topham Photography.
Study for a Landscape, 1955. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
Study for Mural for Brussels World’s Fair, 1958. Collection of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Gift of Bob and Mary Steele, 1993 (BG744). Courtesy of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. Photo credit: Michael R. Barrick.
Sunset 4/86: Crossing the Gulf, 1986. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
3 Black Bars 4, 1964. Collection of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2005 (2005.399). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Trees and Sky, 1951. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (92.31.1). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Untitled (Banners), 1973. University of Regina President’s Art Collection (pc.1973.2). Courtesy of the University of Regina President’s Art Collection.
Waterview, 1965. Private collection. Courtesy of the Burnaby Art Gallery. Photo credit: Scott Massey, SITE Photography.
West of Winnipeg, 1940. Private collection. Courtesy of the Burnaby Art Gallery. Photo credit: Scott Massey, SITE Photography.
Westcoast 6/86, Late Afternoon, 1986. Collection of Museum London, Gift of the artist, Errington, British Columbia, 2006 (ML 006.A.041). Courtesy of Museum London.
White-Eyed Monster, 1952. University of Lethbridge Art Collection, Gift of Takeo and Sakaye Hirose, Winnipeg, 1989 (1989.96). Courtesy of the University of Lethbridge Art Collection.
Wing, 1968. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the artist (92.31.14). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Credits for Photographs and Works by Other Artists
Art Gallery, Canadian Pavilion, Brussels International Exhibition, 1958. Photograph by Graham Warrington. Visual Resources Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Original print the property of Canadian Government Expositions Centre. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada.
Cover of Chronicles of Form and Place: Works on Paper by Takao Tanabe, by Darrin J. Martens, with contributions by Denise Leclerc and Ihor Holubizky (Burnaby: Burnaby Art Gallery, 2012). Courtesy of the Burnaby Art Gallery.
Cover of Takao Tanabe, by Ian Thom, with contributions by Roald Nasgaard, Jeffrey Spalding, and Nancy Tousley (Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, Douglas & McIntyre, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2005). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Cover of Takao Tanabe, Sumie: Ink Brush Paintings, by Sherri Kajiwara (Burnaby: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, 2016). Courtesy of the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.
Crossover (AA), 2019, by Renée Van Halm. Courtesy of the artist and Equinox Gallery, Vancouver.
Exterior view of the Hamilton Artists Co-op (now called Hamilton Artists Inc.), c.1976. Photograph by James A. Chambers. Courtesy of James A. Chambers.
Fishermen’s Reserve rounding up Japanese Canadian fishing vessels in Steveston, B.C., December 10, 1941. Photograph by the Canadian Department of National Defence. Collection of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (3193627). Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada / The Brechin Group Inc.
Gabriel’s Crossing to Humbolt, 1994, by Landon Mackenzie. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery (96.31). Courtesy of the artist and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Installation view of Shikata Ga Nai: Contemporary Art by Japanese Canadians at the Burlington Cultural Centre (Foreground: Louise Noguchi, History can kill you, 1984–85), 1987. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Bryce Kanbara.
Instructor Takao Tanabe and summer painting class, Summer School of Visual Arts, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1962. Photograph by Peter Holborne. UBC Archives Photograph Collection, Vancouver (UBC 1.1/9953-1). Courtesy of the University of British Columbia Library.
Installation view of Takao Tanabe: Printmaker at the Kelowna Art Gallery, 2023. Courtesy of the Kelowna Art Gallery.
Invitation to a screening of Takao Tanabe: A Work of Art, 2009. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada.
Looking Through the Institution, 2014, by Robert Burke. Burke and Rain Cabana-Boucher were the 2022 Tanabe Prize winners. Courtesy of the artist and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Maligne Lake, Jasper Park, 1924, by Lawren S. Harris. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Purchased 1928 (3541). Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Old Cemetery, Provincetown, 1948, by Joe Plaskett. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of Lillian B. Allen (1986.045.001). Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Philip Guston and Nicolas Carone at the Cedar Tavern, New York City, c.1957–60. Photograph by Arthur Swoger. Collection of the RISD Museum, Providence, Gift of Rachel Swoger (2005.101.8). Courtesy of the RISD Museum.
Portrait of Takao Tanabe, 1961, by Iljuwas Bill Reid. Private collection. Photo credit: Rachel Topham Photography.
Poster advertising the Visual Arts program at the Banff School of Fine Arts, 1976, by unknown. Collection of the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Courtesy of the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives.
Recto of invitation for Takao Tanabe: A Tribute: 1950 to Present exhibition at the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, 1995, with a photograph of Takao Tanabe in his Banff studio, 1979, by Paul Draper. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada.
Reference photographs of a prairie landscape enlarged and taped together, n.d. Photographs by Takao Tanabe. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Reference photographs of foothills in Alberta enlarged and taped together, n.d. Photographs by Takao Tanabe. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Relocation of Japanese Canadians to internment camps in the interior of British Columbia, 1942. Photograph by Tak Toyota. Collection of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (3193859). Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada / The Brechin Group Inc.
A Rushing Sea of Undergrowth, 1935, by Emily Carr. Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust (43.3.17). Courtesy of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Seal Cove showing Canadian Fish & Cold Storage in Prince Rupert, B.C., c.1930. Photograph by Jack R. Wrathall. Collection of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa (3308277). Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada / The Brechin Group Inc.
Sunrise on the Saguenay, Cape Trinity, 1880, by Lucius R. O’Brien. Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts diploma work, deposited by the artist, Toronto, 1880 (113). Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Still photograph from the documentary series Landscape as Muse, 2009. Photograph by Cam Koroluk. Courtesy of 291 Film Company Inc.
Takao Tanabe and Anona Thorne on their Vancouver Island property, 2022. Photograph by Rachel Topham. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Topham Photography.
Takao and his mother, Tomie Tanabe, at Mt. Fuji, Japan, 1961. Photographer unknown. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Takao Tanabe and his sister, Meiko, in Seal Cove, B.C., 1937. Photographer unknown. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Takao Tanabe and Mira Godard at an exhibition opening at 22 Hazelton Avenue (Mira Godard Gallery), Toronto, n.d. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto.
Takao Tanabe and Robert Young in a Glyde Hall studio, c.1975. Photographer unknown. Collection of the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Courtesy of the the Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives.
Takao Tanabe at Lemon Creek Japanese Internment Camp, B.C., 1943. Photographer unknown. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Topham Photography.
Takao Tanabe carving in Skidegate, B.C., 1976. Photograph by John Alexander. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Takao Tanabe in Haida Gwaii, n.d. Photographer unknown. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Takao Tanabe in his studio, n.d. Photograph by Equinox Gallery, Vancouver. Courtesy of Equinox Gallery.
Takao Tanabe in his New York studio, 1970. Photograph by Charmian Reading. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Topham Photography.
Takao Tanabe in his Vancouver Island studio, 1987. Photograph by Eliza Massey. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Topham Photography.
Takao Tanabe in Seal Cove, B.C., 1935–36. Photographer unknown. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Rachel Topham Photography.
Takao Tanabe painting in Japan, c.1960. Photographer unknown. Courtesy of the artist and the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Burnaby.
Takao Tanabe painting with ink, Vancouver, early 1960s. Photograph by Tess Boudreau. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Takao Tanabe sketching in Venice, 1955. Photographer unknown. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
Takao Tanabe (second row, far right) with his graduating class from the Winnipeg School of Art, 1949. Photographer unknown. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of the artist and Anona Thorne.
View of Lemon Creek Camp, c.1940–49. Photographer unknown. Japanese Canadian Research Collection, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of British Columbia Library, Vancouver (JCPC-31-010). Courtesy of the University of British Columbia Library..
Walter J. Phillips pulling prints off a woodblock, 1934. Photographer unknown. Visual Resources Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives, Ottawa. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Canada. Photo credit: NGC.
Takao Tanabe (b.1926) overcame early hardships to transform the history of Canadian art, reframing this country’s most distinctive landscapes through his wholly singular vision.
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