Collection of Beam Canada Inc. (Canadian Club)
Cowley Abbott is privileged to be entrusted with the collection of ten historical Canadian artworks from Beam Canada Inc., formerly in the collection of The Canadian Club Brand Centre, a building with a rich history in the development of Windsor and Canadian Club whisky. American farmer and entrepreneur Hiram Walker began making his own whisky and selling it out of the back of a grocery store in Detroit in the 1850s. He noticed that it was being purchased and blended with other products and then sold at a higher profit. Wanting more control in the quality and production of his product, Walker purchased 468 acres of land across the river in what is now known as Walkerville, Ontario—a town that laid