Five paintings donated by Imperial added to the National Gallery of Canada collection
(Artdaily.org)

In honour of the 150th anniversary of Confederation, Imperial announced the launch of its largest-ever philanthropic art donation program at an event at the National Gallery of Canada. Forty-three paintings by prominent Canadian artists, worth an estimated $6 million, are being donated to 15 museums across the country. The Gallery received five paintings, which were unveiled this morning. Imperial’s gift includes Billboard (Jazz) (1921) by Lawren S. Harris, a member of the Group of Seven painters; Paul Peel’s Idle Dreams (1887); Prudence Heward’s Miss Anne Grafftey (1944); Kathleen M. Morris’s Birds Feeding (c. 1945); and A.J. Casson’s Twilight Near Britt (1960). These paintings are now part of the Gallery’s collection of Later Canadian Art. The paintings are available for public viewing at the NGC through March 26, 2017. It is the only occasion where all five paintings are being displayed together i