Gallery Exhibit and Review Early 20th century Canadian art has a fascinating and intertwined past, which is explored and discovered through guest curator Robert Amos Harold Mortimer's exhibition. Lamb: The Art Lover at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV). The exhibition explores the life and activities of the photographer, writer, painter, patron, promoter and collector, Harold Mortimer-Lamb (Amos, Print, 2). He was a man of many roles in Canadian art and this exhibition explores his influence using artwork and writings from the Harold and Vera Mortimer-Lambs estate of over one hundred and ninety-two pieces donated to the AGGV in 1978. Over two hundred and sixty of his photographs were donated to the BC Archives, some of which Amos includes in the exhibition. The exhibition was also borrowed from the Vancouver Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC), and the collection of Mortimer-Lamb's daughter, Molly Lamb-Bobak. After the donation of the Mortimer-Lamb estate, Robert Amos devoted himself to research into its history, and as a result, this exhibition, as well as the book of the same name, has graced the world. The exhibition features Mortimer-Lamb's photographs and paintings and works by the many artists in his life. The exhibition takes a chronological approach to Mortimer-Lamb's life beginning with his arrival in British Columbia from Surrey, England in 1889 and his involvement with the BC and Canadian Mining Institute through his final years as a husband and painter. Amos begins with Mortimer-Lamb's early pictorial photographs of his daughter Dolly in the early 1900s. These photographs, particularly Dolly, circa 1905, helped form his status as the leading "art photographer" in Canada (Amos, Exhibit Panel, Dolly, circa 1905... center of card... renowned artists) By including pieces from outside the Mortimer-Lamb collection, such as Varley's Vera from the NGC, Amos highlights Mortimer-Lamb's importance to the interior of Canadian art, as it is associated with such iconic images through his balanced and extensive investigation of the activities, collection and works of this extraordinary man, Amos gives Mortimer-Lamb the status of importance he deserves and provides a detailed history of the 20th century Canadian art world. Works CitedAmos, Robert Harold Mortimer-Lamb: The Art Lover Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC. Show. February 18, 2014. Amos, Robert. Harold Mortimer-Lamb: the art lover Victoria, BC: TouchWood Editions, 2013. Print.Art Gallery of Greater Victoria “Harold Mortimer-Lamb” by Robert Amos.ExhibitVic, December 16, 2013. Web. February 18 2014.