Charles Pachter told me that he sent “Love Pat 2005” to the Queen at Buckingham Palace. A letter from the palace was sent to Pachter assuring him that it would be hung in a “suitable location.”
The QUEEN and MOOSE images are Pachter’s best known explorations of Canada’s national identity. When these paintings were first exhibited in 1973, they elicited hostile reactions from many art critics. Today, they are regarded affectionately as contemporary pop art icons of a post-colonial society in transition. |
Who is Charles Pachter?
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His flag paintings hang in the Toronto Stock Exchange, in the Canadian Embassy in Washington, and in the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. His murals of Hockey Knights in Canada highlight a Toronto subway station. Retrospective Pachter exhibitions have toured France, Germany, Japan, and India.
McClelland & Stewart publications include an illustrated biography, and The Journals of Susanna Moodie, his celebrated collaboration with poet Margaret Atwood. His two children’s books, M is for Moose, and Canada Counts, published by Cormorant Books, are Canadian best sellers. |