{"product_id":"9780228100010","title":"George Hunter's Canada: Iconic Images from Canada's Most Prolific Photographer","description":"\u003cp\u003e One of three new titles in the Firefly Books-National Film Board of Canada partnership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"My mission is to show Canadians, and the world, a little of our country. The more they see something of Canada's grandeur and diversity of its people, the more they will appreciate it. I will not rest a minute until my mission is accomplished.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- George Hunter, photographer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody took more photos of 20th-century Canada than George Hunter. His photos are in atlases, textbooks, encyclopedias and magazines. They're in galleries, museums and public archives, on old postage stamps and currency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite a 70-year career that saw Hunter cross Canada more than 100 times on photographic expeditions, he never achieved widespread fame or critical acclaim. Mostly this is because Hunter was a photographer for hire to commercial entities and the government. His assignments were,\u003cbr\u003e ultimately, to document progress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunter's catalogue represents a chronology of postwar Canada, beginning with horse-drawn hay wagons and ending with modern semi trailers on multi-lane highways. He captured portraits of Canadians at work, and also became a pilot to further his career. His aerial shots of billowing smokestacks, open-pit mines, newly minted expressways and vast log booms dominate his portfolio, which to modern eyes is equal parts majestic and nostalgic. His is a portrait of a young country maturing into an industrial force; a landscape as shaped by the people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor information on the National Film Board of Canada visit www.nfb.ca. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Film Board of Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059508756720,"sku":"9780228100010","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780228100010_p0.jpg?v=1763778977","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780228100010","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}