BACKGROUND / VANCOUVER : AN ARTIST'S VIEW OF THE CITY, OCTOBER 30, 1972 A1 - ACROSS & DOWN A2 - WHITE LUNCH A3 - GETTING HIGH A4 - NORTH FROM VICTORY SQUARE A5 - A DAY IS A LIFE A6 - REAR 1/4 VIEW OF INTERMEDIA 1967 — 1968 A7 - UP A8 - AND A9 - DOWN A10 - THE DEEP A11 - ROBIN PAGE PAINTING IN BAR A12 - MOUSE A13 - ART IS DEAD A14 - POTTERS A15 - CLIMBING WEST ON HAMILTON ST A16 - SINGLE MEN'S UNIT A17 - SE CORNER OF PENDER & HOMER A18 - WEST ON HASTINGS TO THE MARINE BUILDING A19 - 1145 WEST GEORGIA A20 - VOTERS B1 - A MILE FROM THE ONLY SEAFOOD CAFE B2 - CANADS NATIONAL MAGAZINE B3 - COAL B4 - HARHOUR B5 - SURREAL B6 - ESTATE B7 - GATE B8 - GATE B9 - PARA GATE B10 - PARASAM GATE B11 - BODHI B12 - SVAH! B13 - WEST VAN B14 - JOY B15 - FOG B16 - PRONDL B17 - POP B18 - SELF PORTRAIT B19 - LIGHTHOUSE B20 - I WILL C1 - TOWERS OPEN FIRE C2 - WORK C3 - PLAY C4 - HORSESHOE BAY C5 - DRAWING C6 - UFO C7 - BC C8 - FERRY TO NANAIMO C9 - NOON C10 - THE POINT C11 - STOAK-TUX C12 - SKY FALLING C13 - JUST A LITTLE FARTHER BACK C14 - UPPER LEVELS HIGHWAY C15 - TREE C16 - ROCK C17 - FACE C18 - BACKUP C19 - THIS IS NOT THE PIPE C20 - CRANES FLYING D1 - ELEMENT COUNTY D2 - OUT FRONT D3 - PHOTOGRAPH D4 - BRITISH PROPERTIES D5 - HE SAW HE WOULD D6 - ANYTIME D7 - UP UNTIL D8 - IT'S ALL SAID D9 - WE GET D10 - TO SAY IT D11 - THE HEAT D12 - THE FISH AND THE PEOPLE D13 - GO OFF D14 - INTO D15 - GULS D16 - ULK-SEN D17 - NORTH D18 - VAVAN D19 - NEXT PICTURE D20 - GOOD EARTH E1 - THE BIG OH E2 - DR & MRS DOG OD E3 - TANGIERS WEST E4 - CLICK E5 - DELUXE OUT TO LUNCH E6 - TERMINAL E7 - CITY E8 - TO E9 - FROM E10 - THE E11 - MAPLE E12 - CREEK E13 - MUDFLATS E14 - SLUG E15 - BEACHED E16 - FOR NOW AND THEN E17 - UP BURRARD INLET E18 - SEAMUS FINN E19 - DOLLARTON HIGHWAY E20 - PHOTOGRAPHER'S CHOICE F1 - STILL LIFE F2 - DEEP COVE F3 - LANDSCAPE F4 - HASTINGS AND RENFREW F5 - FREE SAMPLE F6 - THE CITY OF VANCOUVER F7 - CANADA F8 - DRY NIGHT F9 - PENDER & MAIN F10 - VICTORY F11 - SQUARE F12 - SLIM FLOWER F13 - SAINT JAMES CHURCH F14 - THE NEW ERA SOCIAL CLUB F15 - 300 BLOCK POWELL F16 - BC SUGAR F17 - INNER CITY F18 - VICTORIA DRIVE & NAPIER F19 - EAST 1ST& VICTORIA F20 - EAST 1ST AND SEMLIN — INTER GI - MEDIA 1970-1971 G2 - BORDERLINE CASE G3 - THE HORNE PAYNE SUBSTATION G4 - THE LOUGHEED DRIVE-IN THEATER G5 - CAPTAIN GEORGE VANCOUVER G6 - ROOF OF FLAKEY'S CAR G7 - LO-HEED HI-WAY PRO-JUICE G8 - 7850 ENTERPRISE, LAKE CITY, BURNABY G9 - SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY COURTYARD G10 - SIMON FRASER U VIEW G11 - SIMON FU NORTH VIEW G12 - SFU TOWER G13 - VIEW OF VAN FROM CENTENNIAL PARK G14 - THE JACK SHADBOLT RESIDENCE G15 - VIEW OF VAN FROM CAPITAL HILL G16 - MRS ARNTZEN'S HOUSE G17 - WERNER AELLEN'S OLD HOUSE, REAR G18 - ADMIRAL HOTEL MURAL G19 - EXHIBITION PARK RACETRACK G20 - PLAYLAND H1 - STONED TOPIARY H2 - GREEK VILLAGE H3 - FAMOUS LAST FOODS H4 - HUDGE GLOWING POEMS IN THE SKY H5 - OPPENHEIMER PARK H6 - CORNER PROPERTY H7 - NEW WORLD HOTEL H8 - MARR HOTEL H9 - SAIL OR SHOW ME H10 - THE FOOT OF MAIN H11 - ANCHOR HOTEL H12 - ALHAMBRA HOTEL H13 - HOTEL EUROPE H14 - LUCKY-LUCKY H15 - HOTEL CAMBIA H16 - GATEWAY TO THE ORIENT H17 - END OF THE ROAD H18 - TOWER OF DARKNESS H19 - GRANVILLE & GEORGIA H20 - LOVE'S I1 - ANIMAL FARM I2 - THE YALE & THE CECIL I3 - BURRARD BRIDGE  & KITSILANO TRESTLE I4 - THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH I5 - PACIFIC PRESS GANG I6 - SHEERY GRAUER'S OLD STUDIO I7 - THE GRANVILLE GRANGE I8 - MIRRORS I9 - CLAY'S WARFE I10 - THE GRANVILLE ISLAND CAFE I11 - ROL'S STUDIO I12 - FALSE CREEKHOUSE I13 - METROMEDIA I14 - KITSILANO I15 - CANADA'S NATURAL MAGAZINE I16 - 2069 W4TH I17 - THE DRUIK'S OLD HOUSE I18 - INTERMEDIA 1969-70 I19 - HALF A BLOCK UP ACROSS THE STREET I20 - 2O88 WEST 5TH J1 - & ARBUTUS J2 - CORNER 6TH AND ARBUTUS J3 - JACK DALE'S HOUSE J4 - YOU STREET J5 - THE OLD BEVERLY LATCHEST HOUSE J6 - DAZZY'S CAR J7 - FORTH STREET J8 - AL HEWETT'S CAR J9 - SITE OFTHE MANDAN GHETTO GALLERY J10 - NO RELATION TO VIET NAM J11 - BLUNT BANK J12 - 10TH & ALMA J13 - ERNIE'S BAKERY J14 - 16TH & DUNBAR J15 - SOUTH TO THE FRASER DELTA FROM DUNBAR J16 - BUS STOP J17 - JOAN LOWNDE'S HOUSE J18 - KERRISDALE CAMERAS J19 - TOPIARY ON 41ST AVENUE J20 - HEAVEN K1 - 41ST TOPIARY K2 - THE MYSTERIOUS EAST END K3 - TULIP FARM K4 - CAROLE K5 - KNIGHT ROAD & KING EDWARD K6 - BOATING ON KINGSWAY K7 - CHARMIAN, SAM, AND SONJA K8 - FLAKEY, GRIN AND DR. BRUTE K9 - A HOME OF MARTIN BARTLETT K10 - R 8 K11 - A 8 K12 - A B K13 - INGRID'S HOUSE K14 - R 19 K15 - GLENN & TAKI K16 - TAKI & GLENN K17 - CENOTAPH K18 - 575 BEATTY STREET (REAR) K19 - MAIN POST OFFICE BOX K20 - GEORGIA AND CAMBIE L1 - VANISHING VIEW OF VANCOUVER L2 - WALK L3 - EDDIES L4 - RAINBOW POLE ON ROBSON STREET L5 - FONCIE'S PHOTOS L6 - CHIEF DAN GEORGE L7 - SOUTH ON GRANVILLE AT ROBSON L8 - WEST ON ROBSON AT GRANVILLE L9 - EAST ON ROBSON AT GRANVILLE L10 - SOUTH ON GRANVILLE AT ROBSON L11 - NORTH ON GRANVILLE AT ROBSON L12 - EAST ON ROBSON AT GRANVILLE L13 - HOTEL VANCOUVER L14 - COURT L15 - OUR MAIN BOOKSTORE L16 - BC ELECTRIC L17 - WALKIND DOWN ROBSON L18 - CHEESES L19 - MAGAZINES L20 - CHICKENS M1 - 1084 ROBSON M2 - BISCUITS M3 - S.JAMS. M4 - FISHES M5 - DOLLS M6 - THE BLUE HORIZON M7 - ROBSON AND NICOLA M8 - NICOLA AND NELSON M9 - THE NICOLA APARTMENTS M10 - THE ANGUS M11 - DAVIE LOOKING WEST FROM CARDERO M12 - THE WEST END M13 - A GREEN SUN M14 - SCENE M15 - ON MOUNTAIN MEADOWS M16 - COMES RIGHT OUT OF MY MIND M17 - COLD FEET M18 - WARM EYES M19 - AFTER THE RAIN M20 - THE SAME N1 - DIRTY WINDOW N2 - STAY THE WINTER N3 - ENGLISH N4 - BAY N5 - MONUMENTAL  ERECTION N6 - SNAUQ N7 - SKY DREAM CONE N8 - MARITIME MUSEUM PARKING LOT N9 - SKWA-YOOS N10 - CHIEF KHAHTSAHLANO N11 - KITSILANO BEACH N12 - APE N13 - BUSY N14 - SEED N15 - HE N16 - GIFT N17 - VOICE N18 - AGE N19 - EYE N20 - JADE O1 - ACHE O2 - HELLO O3 - MEN O4 - HOPE O5 - PEEK O6 - USE O7 - ART O8 - REST O9 - EAT O10 - CHEW O11 - FEED O12 - DOUBLE O13 - WHO O14 - EGG O15 - WISE O16 - HEAD O17 - IMAGE NATION O18 - P O19 - O O20 - I P1 - N P2 - T P3 - G P4 - R P5 - E P6 - Y P7 - R P8 - O P9 - A P10 - D P11 - KO-KO-PAI P12 - LOCARNO BEACH P13 - POOK-CHA P14 - NITOBE GARDEN P15 - SEE FARAWAY THINGS P16 - FAR AWAY P17 - PLEASE DO NOT THROW COINS IN THE LAKE P18 - THEY SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE THERE P19 - UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA P20 - FORESHORE PARK Q1 - TOTEM PARK Q2 - MY GRANDFATHER—OLD CHIEF KI-AP-A-LA-NO Q3 - TELL ME Q4 - HE SEE FIRST WHITE MAN Q5 - COME DOWN RIVER Q6 - COME FROM EAST Q7 - JUST ONE MAN Q8 - OLD KI-AP-A-LA-NO BIG BOY THEN Q9 - JUST SO HIGH—ABOUT 5 FEET Q10 - HE LIVED TO ABOUT 100 THEN DIE Q11 - AYATAK CAPILANO Q12 - WALKING MAN Q13 - SOUTHWEST MARINE DRIVE Q14 - LOG BOOMS Q15 - MUSQUEAM Q16 - DUNBAR & SW MARINE Q17 - POLLY THE TROLLY Q18 - OAK STREET BRIDGE Q19 - POPULAR SCIENCE Q20 - PLANT R1 - SOUTHEAST MARINE DRIVE R2 - NEW WESTMINSTER R3 - TERMINAL HOTEL R4 - 401 R5 - BURNABY ART GALLERY R6 - EAST 1ST VANCOUVER BC R7 - F20 R8 - CANADA'S NATIONAL TRAIN STATION R9 - WEST ALONG 6TH AVENUE R10 - CAMBIE BRIDGE R11 - YOU A R12 - VOID MY EYE R13 - SEEN IT ALL BEFORE? R14 - SHOOTING OUT LIGHT R15 - THE LIGHT R16 - ALIGHT WITH YOUR LOOK R17 - VANCOUVER BACKGROUND R18 - 575 BEATTY STREET R19 - THE SUN TOWER R20 - GROUND ZERO BACKGROUND VANCOUVER PHOTO MAP

Background / Vancouver is a portrait of Vancouver, British Columbia captured on an autumn day in 1972 by four artist / friends Taki Bluesinger, Michael de Courcy, Gerry Gilbert and Glenn Lewis.


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