Back Alley Serenade, Point Grey, by Jack Shadbolt, 1942. From the collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund. This painting is currently on display in the Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition An Autobiography of Our Collection until February 12, 2012. One of the 80 Artworks at 80, selected and published on September 22, 2011 by student Meghan Petersen, who writes:
“I’m into mythology and mythical creatures. This painting reminds me of the fairy and folk tales I loved as a child. I enjoy the joyful expressions of the people in the painting.”
