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Christopher R.W. Nevinson

Christopher R.W. Nevinson, one of the earliest war artists, created images of World War I that explored the personal and global consequences of war. While

Johnnene Maddison

PHOTOS: CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM Johnnene Maddison’s quilts include, clockwise from left, Beulah Sime Musselwhite 2003; Gina Boni Holzer 2004; The Women of Polymer 2004 and

Gyrth Russell

PHOTO: CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—AN19710261-0223 Courtyard, Camblain L’Abbé. Using a thick palette of soft lavender, yellow, cream and blue, Gyrth Russell painted the crumbling buildings and

Walter S. Allward

PHOTOS: P. FRUTIER/ALTIMAGE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA One of the Mourner figures near the stairs leading up to the monument; inset photos, from top:

Beverley Tosh

Photo: Nickle Arts Museum, Calgary Top: Shoulder-to-Shoulder Paintings by Beverley Tosh celebrate the lives of war brides. Bottom from left One-Way Passage, the portraits Kay

Donald Cameron Mackay

PHOTO: CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—AN19710261-4251 Donald Cameron Mackay was an east coaster through and through. He lived by the sea and loved to paint it. This

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