OTTAWA, July 4, 2017 /CNW/ - Canada Post has chosen five renowned photographers and their work as an overview of the art form over the past 150 years for its fifth and final stamp issue in the Canadian Photography series.
The five Permanent™ domestic stamps feature some of the photographers’ most iconic photographs, which were carefully selected with the help of major curators and art professionals across the country:
Claire Beaugrand-Champagne (Ti-Noir Lajeunesse, The Blind Violinist, Disraeli, Quebec, 1972) was Quebec’s first female press photographer, well known for her documentary images of people who have served as powerful reflections of society.
Robert Bourdeau (Ontario, Canada, 1989) built a reputation for producing images taken with large-format cameras. His photographs are found in major collections in Canada and the United States. His work focuses on the revealing details of subjects ranging from traditional landscapes to architecture and still life.
Gilbert Duclos (Enlacées, Montréal, 1994) has focused his lens on scenes.