Canadian Pacific
2000
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 19.4 × 24.1 cm (7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.) mount: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Accession Number
2012.47.6
Art Historical Context
Mark Ruwedel's *Canadian Pacific* (2000) is a striking gelatin silver print from the National Gallery of Art's contemporary photography collection, acquired through the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad. This intimate image, measuring 19.4 × 24.1 cm on a larger 40.6 × 50.8 cm mount, captures the enduring legacy of the Canadian Pacific Railway—one of North America's most iconic engineering feats. Completed in 1885, the railway linked Canada's east and west coasts, fostering national unity, immigration, and economic growth amid vast, rugged landscapes. Ruwedel, a contemporary American photograp...
About the Artist
Mark Ruwedel
Mark Ruwedel, born on June 11, 1954, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, initially pursued painting, earning a BFA from Kutztown State College in 1978. He transitioned to photography during this time, later obtaining an MFA from Concordia University in Montreal in 1983. Working as a custom printer in Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1980 honed his technical skills before he relocated to Canada, where he taught a...