Emily Carr, Young and Old Trees, 1935. Oil on paper, mounted on panel. Gift of Dr Max Stern in honour of Frances K. Smith, curator emeritus, 1983 (26-026).
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
36 University Avenue
Kingston, Ontario
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Sunny Kerr and Alicia Boutilier
“Face of the Sky” turns its gaze upwards, tracking a longstanding artistic fascination. In feature works from the Agnes collections, skies swarm with figures, depicting spiritual epiphanies and embedded histories that seem to belong to the land and carry transcendent potential.
