WINDSOR'S ARTFUL PAST
Windsor's history will be on display at this year's 38th annual Art in the Park. This will be the first time an exhibit is displayed inside the historic Willistead Manor (Home of Hiram Walker) during Art in the Park festivities.
Windsor's history will be on display at this year's 38th annual Art in the Park. This will be the first time an exhibit is displayed inside the historic Willistead Manor (Home of Hiram Walker) during Art in the Park festivities.
Bits and pieces of Windsor's past in the form of post cards, photographs, sketches and reprints (from a number of sources including Detroit News archives, libraries and galleries). An entire room will be devoted to the work of Albert Kahn, the renouned Detroit architecht who designed many of the houses in Old Walkerville, including the Willistead Manor.
Other pictures cover the prohibition era, the rise of the automobile industry and postcards printed at the turn of the century. The upper level will feature live music, theatre and dance performances.
If you are curious about Windsor's past and want to bear witness to the "before and after" now is your chance. This will be a one of a kind exhibition.
The best part...This journey through time is free! You are covered by your Art in the Park admission.
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An interesting read from Walkerville Publishing:
This event is sponsored by Walkerville Publishing and Windsor Rotary
On Display
June 2nd from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M.
June 3rd from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
1 comment:
thanks for posting this info mayor. Chris and i are very pumped about this exhibit and know that everyone who sees it is going to be amazed by what windsor was and how much it has changed. One of my favourite images on display is from 1908 - Ford Canada workers in front of what was the Walkerville Wagon Works, with their low tech paint tools - can and a brush - painting parts of what is probably a Model A.
My brother has contributed contemporary photos to the exhibit as well. "Naked Walkerville" is comprised of gorgeous shots of Walkerville homes before the leaves have come out on the trees so you can see the homes in all their "naked splendour".
Hope you can all make it. Chris and I will be there of course, but most likely out in the Paul Martin Gardens hoping to flog our books. We've got them on special so now's your chance to stock up (they are perfect presents for the hard to buy for) and we'll sign them too.
Oh, by the way, this is Art in the Park's 29th year. : )
Elaine Weeks
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