We begin today with Canadian Headquarters Staff, by William Nicholson in 1918.
World War Two saw the rise of nosecone art. A number of examples are found here.
Canadians In The Snow is by James Morrice, done in 1918.
Battlefields Of Ypres was painted by David Young Cameron in 1920.
This is new, as well as more contemporary. Blackfood artist Adrian Stimson painted two indigenous soldiers, Master Corporal Jamie Gillman and Corporal Percy Bedard during the Afghan War. Between are panels, with cedar, tobacco, sweetgrass, and sage, emblems of indigenous peoples.
Across is this artifact, where one enters and exits the permanent collection. Canadian soldiers ended the First World War at Mons, Belgium, giving two field guns to the town and saying they were the last guns to fire on the enemy before the armistice. At the centennial of the ending of the war, Mons returned this one to Canada, and it now resides here. A fitting place for it.
..."Canadians In The Snow" by James Morrice is haunting.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteUnique art ~ great exhibit ~
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ReplyDeleteI like the paintings! Take care, Happy Sunday, Have a wonderful week ahead.
Me too.
DeleteWonderful paintings, William.
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DeleteI like the paintings, William.
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DeleteI also like these paintings.
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DeleteThe painted nosecone are great.
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DeleteVery important to recognize that indigenous people fought too.
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