Black and White is an exhibition celebrating Fred Herzog’s interest and affection for the city of Vancouver. Comprised of rarely seen black and white archival pigment prints, this exhibition is a rich and extended portrait of a city. A resident of Vancouver for over five decades, Fred Herzog worked downtown at St. Paul’s Hospital, and lived in the West End (later moving to the west side of the city). His walking tours regularly took him to the east side of the city where he was particularly attuned to Chinatown, Strathcona, the West End, and the working waterfronts. These areas sustained his interest for over 50 years.
Fred Herzog: Black and WhiteJuly 13th - August 10th, 2024
Installation View
Fred Herzog: Black and WhiteJuly 13th - August 10th, 2024
Installation View
Fred Herzog: Black and WhiteJuly 13th - August 10th, 2024
Installation View
Fred Herzog: Black and WhiteJuly 13th - August 10th, 2024
Fred Herzog
50s GM Car
1960
Archival pigment print
Image size: 12" x 16"
Edition of 20Signed on verso
Fred Herzog
Vancouver (Binoculars)
1956
Archival pigment print
Image size: 12" x 17 3/4"
Edition of 20Estate stamped
Fred Herzog
Soda Shop
1958
Archival pigment print
Image size: 11" x 16"
Edition of 20Estate stamped
Fred Herzog
Carrall St.
1972
Archival pigment print
Image size: 12" x 15 1/2"
Edition of 20Estate stamped
Fred Herzog
Lady with Dogs
1980
Archival pigment print
Image size: 11 1/4" x 10"
Edition of 20Estate stamped
Fred Herzog
Pool Hall
1956
Archival pigment print
Image size: 11 1/4" x 18"
Edition of 20Estate stamped
Fred Herzog
English Bay (1)
1960
Archival pigment print
Image size: 12" x 14"
Edition of 20Estate stamped
Fred Herzog
Granville Bridge "Esso"
1970
Archival pigment print
Image size: 12" x 15 1/4"
Edition of 20Estate stamped
Featured Artists
The Estate of Fred Herzog
The Estate of Fred Herzog
Fred Herzog was born in Germany in 1930, and immigrated to Vancouver, BC in 1953. Throughout his career he worked almost exclusively with Kodachrome slide film, and only in the past decade did technology allow him to make archival pigment prints that match the exceptional colour and intensity of the Kodachrome slide. Herzog’s use of colour was unusual in the 1950s and 60s, a time when art photography was almost exclusively associated with black and white imagery. In this respect, his photographs can be seen as a pre-figuration of the “New Colour” photographers of the 1970s.
CLICK HERE to see Fred Herzog featured in The New York Times.