The item is a painting created by Victoria-based artist Chrystal Phan in 2021. It depicts a family of Vietnamese-Canadians sitting around a table eating a meal.
The item is a painting created by Victoria-based artist Chrystal Phan in 2020. It depicts a family of Vietnamese-Canadians enjoying themselves around a swimming pool.
The item is a painting of a grey bird sitting amongst some vegetation. The painting was done by Hilda Vincent Foster, possibly in the 1930s The painting has been incorrectly titled as Varied Thrush? (Painted Robin), but the bird has been correctly identified as a Red-Breasted Nuthatch by the Natural History curators at the Royal BC Museum.
The item is a painting of a bird sitting amongst some branches. The painting was done by Hilda Vincent Foster, possibly in the 1930s. The painting has been incorrectly titled as a Grosbeak by Winifred Williams. Also on the back of the painting is a note written on December 7, 1993 stating that Florence Dickson said this was a Sparrow Hawk or Kestrel. It has been correctly identified as an American Kestrel by Natural History curators at the Royal BC Museum.
The item is a painting of a grey bird with its wings outstretched while sitting amongst some flowers. The painting was done by Hilda Vincent Foster. On the back of the painting is written Flicker(?), but the bird has been correctly identified by Natural History curators at the Royal BC Museum as a Northern Flicker.
The item is a painting of a cedar waxwing bird done by Hilda Vincent Foster. The title is taken from the back of the painting. It was not written by the artist. It was possibly painted in the 1930s
The item is a painting of a building by Hilda Vincent Foster. The painting depicts the old stone church on Comiaken Hill, near Duncan, Vancouver Island. According to the label on the back of the painting, the church was constructed between 1870 and 1872 by Rev. Peter Rondeault, and became disused in 1880. The painting was done in 1966.
The item is an artwork done by Hilda Vincent Foster. It is an illumination of William Blake's poem Jerusalem. It was possibly created sometime in the 1930s
The item is a painting of a house surrounded by snow. The title on the back says that it was of Mill Bay, and was painted by Hilda Vincent Foster around 1955.
The item is a painting of an assortment of flowers in a glass vase. The painting was done by Hilda Vincent Foster, possibly sometime between 1955 and 1970.
The item is a painting by Hilda Vincent Foster. The artwork consists of a religious text written in a calligraphic style. The writing is in both black pen and gold-coloured lettering.
The item is a painting showing some trees. In the back is the sea and some mountains. In the foreground of the painting is a stone wall. The location of the painting is that of Mill Bay, Vancouver Island. The artwork was painted by Hilda Vincent Foster some time in the 1940s. The writing on the back of the painting is not that of the artist.
The item is a pastel sketch created by amateur artist Lee Richardson in 2020. The image is supposed to represent that of the foot of Dr. Bonnie Henry (Provincial Health Officer of British Columbia) crushing the COVID-19 virus under a pair of shoes created in her honour by shoe designer John Fluevog.
The item consists of a watercolour painting of Victoria harbour by Grafton Tyler Brown in 1883. Originally from the USA, Tyler Brown painted the scene whilst living in British Columbia for a few years.
The digital photograph is created by David Ellingsen in 2020 as part of the Weather Patterns series [that includes PDP10342, PDP10343, PDP10344, PDP10345, and PDP10346]. The overall image is composite of photographs of ocean views taken in Victoria over the course of the year.
The image represents climate change and the environmental conditions that brought about the COVID-19 pandemic.
