A life in pictures
Studio sessions, stage lights and portrait sittings from Denise McCann's personal career archive.
Where the records took shape
Original archive photographs, presented with Denise's handwritten notes intact.
Canbase Studios
A handwritten archive note identifies Canbase Studios in March 1977 and credits the photograph to Kat Hendrikse.
Little Mountain Sound
A handwritten archive note places Denise at Little Mountain Sound in fall 1977.
Different Fur Studio
A handwritten archive note identifies Different Fur Studio in San Francisco and engineer Seth Dworken.
Vancouver, Toronto and the rooms between
Performance photographs whose surviving notes give us a clear date or place.
On stage in Vancouver
A handwritten archive note identifies this performance photograph as Vancouver, August 1977.
At Rohan's, Vancouver
A handwritten archive note identifies this live photograph as Rohan's in Vancouver, March 1978.
The Cave, Vancouver
A handwritten archive note identifies this performance as The Cave in Vancouver, October 1, 1977.
The Bobby Vinton show
A handwritten archive note identifies the Bobby Vinton show in Toronto, December 1977.
A moment in Canadian history
A period photograph preserved from Denise McCann's personal career archive.
Denise McCann with Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Denise McCann with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1970s.
Los Angeles, April 1978
A handwritten archive page identifies test shots by Aloma in Los Angeles, April 1978. The physical record is preserved with the photographs.
Sequined portrait study
Part of the portrait material preserved with the Los Angeles test-shoot archive page.
Striped wardrobe study
An archival test photograph preserved at its complete original framing.
Studio wardrobe study
An archival portrait/test photograph from the grouped session material.
Between setups
A candid production moment preserved among the test photographs.
Floral-gown study
An individual test photograph retained with its physical print borders.
Sequined test shot
An individual pose from the grouped Los Angeles test-shoot material.
Reclining portrait study
An individual portrait preserved from the same grouped archive material.
Test Shots by Aloma
The handwritten note reads: Test Shots by Aloma, L.A., April 1978.
In front of the camera
Two additional period portraits preserved from Denise's own files.
Vancouver portrait session
A handwritten archive note credits photographer Hans Sipma and places the session in Vancouver, September 1977.
Montreal portrait
A handwritten archive note places this portrait in Montreal, January 1977.