The Poppy

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    From Fields Of Red – Canada’s War Art

    July 14, 2009 by Jennifer Morse
    Belgian artist Alfred Bastien’s painting, Canadian Snipers, Beaurain-en artois. CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—AN19710261-0055 The Flanders poppy has been the most recognized symbol of remembrance for the last 90 years, and so one would expect to find the scarlet flower proliferating in the over 13,000 artworks in...
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    The Roots Of The Poppy

    July 7, 2009 by Tom MacGregor
    An undated photo showing veterans assembling wreaths and poppies in Montreal. PHOTO: CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—19720228-001 Blasts from artillery and mines during the First World War churned up the earth so much that none of the usual mix of crops and vegetation had a chance to...
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    Summer’s Bloom

    July 1, 2009 by admin
    A field of poppies near St. Lambert-sur-Dives, Normandy, July 1996. PHOTO: DAN BLACK Tied to the wartorn earth of Flanders, a poppy rises above a thick patch of daisies to face the sun. A strong gust of wind from the northeast sends its scarlet bloom...