CHARLES PACHTER "STREETCAR RAINBOW" 1976 Canadian Abstract In the late 1960’s Christensen

In the late 1960’s Christensen was championed by renowned critics such as Clement Greenberg

Throughout the duration of his career

As a result he was the only photographer to be included in the groundbreaking 9th Street Art exhibition organized by Leo Castelli

While Town coined the group's name (based on the number of artists who simply attended their first meeting) his output was diverse

He used several methods to create these “distortions

CHARLES PACHTER "STREETCAR RAINBOW" 1976 Canadian Abstract In the late 1960’s ChristensenCharles Pachters work frequently explores iconic images of Canada that are both patriotic and playful. Here, with an image of the classic TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) streetcars, this work epitomizes Pacthers version of Canadian Pop Art. Over the course of Pachter's long and fantastic career he has revisited the motif of the Toronto streetcar; each time finding an impressionable and charming representation of one of Toronto's icons. While Pachters