John Little Photograph
Sherbrooke Street at McTavish (1962), Prince of Wales Terrace
Archive Ref: M31-L14-1039
Image courtesy John Little Archives
Little’s photographs of this stretch of Sherbrook span over a decade, revealing how he returned to the site even after completing the painting. They show an artist deeply committed to documenting Montreal’s changing cityscape — a “beautiful smile with teeth missing,” as he once described Sherbrooke Street.
Commissioned in 1860, the terrace once housed prominent McGill University figures. Two units were demolished in 1950 for the Royal Embassy Hotel, and in 1971 McGill replaced the remaining homes with the Samuel Bronfman Building.
The photograph corresponds to the painting below:
John Little Photograph
Sherbrooke Street at McTavish (1962), Prince of Wales Terrace
Archive Ref: M31-L14-1039
Image courtesy John Little Archives
Little’s photographs of this stretch of Sherbrook span over a decade, revealing how he returned to the site even after completing the painting. They show an artist deeply committed to documenting Montreal’s changing cityscape — a “beautiful smile with teeth missing,” as he once described Sherbrooke Street.
Commissioned in 1860, the terrace once housed prominent McGill University figures. Two units were demolished in 1950 for the Royal Embassy Hotel, and in 1971 McGill replaced the remaining homes with the Samuel Bronfman Building.
The photograph corresponds to the painting below:
This unique Twilight view captures Sherbrooke Street at McTavish, with the historic Prince of Wales Terrace on the right.
John Little – Twilight, Sherbrooke Street at McTavish (1964)
Oil on masonite, 9 x 12 in
