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Guest Curator Mary-Beth Laviolette

“Annora Brown: Daughter of the Prairies”

Exhibit dates: Sat JUN 11 – Mon SEP 05.16

Developed by the Galt Museum & Archives

Welcome to the new and interactive exhibit developed in collaboration with community partners at

the Galt Museum & Archives “Annora Brown: Daughter of the Prairies”. With the knowledge and

skill of guest curator Mary-Beth Laviolette, the Galt Museum & Archives presents the first-ever

retrospective of one of Alberta’s most significant early artists, Annora Brown (1899-1987) of Fort

Macleod. The exhibition will feature some of her most well-known artworks as well as rarely seen

paintings treasured by friends and admirers of this remarkable artist.

Brown is best known for her paintings and drawings of wildflowers and native plants of southern

Alberta and as the author of the western Canadian classic “Old Man’s Garden”, published in 1955.

As a modern artist, she was engaged with the character of the wildflower and its place in the natural

environment. Brown also explored southwestern Alberta and captured the land in colourful and

often dramatic landscapes. Her fascination with First Nations people is expressed through many

engaging paintings.

A number of Galt Museum & Archives programs are related to the exhibit in the weeks and months

ahead. For more information visit http://galtmuseum.com/home?

p=0&action=event&subaction=category&ID=17 or call 403.320-3954.

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