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#KathleenMunn’s “The Dance” (c. 1923) for #InternationalDanceDay 💃 was likely influenced by this renowned French modernist's iconic painting—can you guess his name and the work?
How did #OscarCahén (born on this day in 1916) go from being a prisoner of war to one of Canada’s top illustrators? Learn about his remarkable life here: https://t.co/pPCmB4zxRd
“The war had a profound effect on me. But it was all about the action of war. All my instincts as a kid were toward action. And war is action to the Nth degree.” — #AlexColville (1920–2013, official war time artist and iconic realist painter)
ACI author Joyce Zemans describes #JockMacdonald’s “The Black Tusk” (1932) as symbolic of “the rugged grandeur of British Columbia.” See the painting and experience the landscape at the same time now at the @AudainArtMuseum in Whistler: https://t.co/P0znNKtch5
Celebrating Quebecoise abstract painter and Automatiste #MarcelleFerron (1924–2001) today, on what would have marked her 94th birthday.
“The seeing of a tree, a cloud, an earth form always gives me a greater feeling of life than the human body.” — #LionelLeMoineFitzGerald (1890-1956, Group of Seven member based in Manitoba)
#BrunoBobak, born on this day in 1923, was the youngest-ever official Canadian #WWII artist—selected to paint scenes overseas in his early 20s.
It’s that time again… 💸🎁 This cover image was created by famed Painters Eleven artist #OscarCahén for @macleans in December 1952.
“If we view a great mountain soaring into the sky, it may excite us, evoke an uplifted feeling within us.” —#LawrenHarris for #InternationalMountainDay 🏔
Remembering the 14 women tragically shot and killed at #ÉcolePolytechnique in Montreal by an anti-feminist, on this day in 1989. 🌹