Nepali Mother Before Father Abraham’s Bus-Tee (Dwelling), 1969

Isaacs Gallery, Toronto Private Collection, Mississauga Granville Fine Art, Vancouver Mayberry Fine Art, Winnipeg Private Collection, Winnipeg

“William Kurelek, Pacem in Terris”, The Isaacs Gallery, Toronto, October 27 and 28, 1969, cat. no. 8 (of 15). “William Kurelek: A Retrospective”, Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, September 20 - October 20, 1970, cat. no. 63. “Kurelek: Canada Paintings”, Commonwealth Art Gallery: Commonwealth Institute, London, England, March 22 to April 23, 1972, also travelling to MacKinnon House, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, April 29 - May 23, 1972, cat. no. 25. “William Kurelek”, Calvin College Center Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 3 - 31, 1975, cat. no. 33.

Patricia Morley, “Kurelek: A Biography”, Toronto, 1986, pages 241-245.

'In August 1968, Kurelek wrote to the Canada Council to apply for a travel grant, explaining that he wished to visit a missionary friend (Father Murray Abraham) near Darjeeling who operated a boys' school on principles of self-help.' The six-week trip, which took the artist to India, Africa and Hong Kong, 'would make possible a series of paintings and a film on the subject of Canadian aid to underdeveloped countries. These would, he hoped, increase public awareness of the importance of foreign aid.' The resulting work from Kurelek's travels populated his Pacem in Terris series.