Did you know that UBC Library’s Archives and Rare Books and Special Collections owns some unique, one-of-a-kind artworks, including prints, photographs and charters? Several of these works form a part of larger collections held by the Archive (also known as fonds), while others document interesting aspects of British Columbia’s artistic history. Below we’ve selected some of the more unique pieces from this digital collection. Take a look! Click on any of the images below to find out more about the artwork.

Portrait of woman with colourful headscarf, artists unknown

Linocut of Jim Rimmer, by artist Andrea Taylor

Linocut of Robert Reid, by artist Andrea Taylor

Portrait of Lionel Haweis, painted by his mother Mary Haweis, ca. 1880’s

Igor Stravinsky rehearsing Firebird Suite with the New York Philharmonic, photographed by Fred Fehl, 1962

Linocut by Sam Black titled “Salmon boats”, ca. 1980’s

Hand-coloured copper engraving depicting the Saxon Kingdoms of Britain, created bt/w 1588-1664

To view all of the items in the framed works collection, visit the collection home page: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/framed.