Prairie Prestige: How Western Canadian Artists Have Influenced Canadian Art

From University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections: A large number of nationally and internationally renowned artists have come out of western Canada over the years. Names such as Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald, Bertram Brooker, Leo Mol, Arnold O. Brigden, George Swinton, and many others have been recognized not only for their individual talents, but for their influence on other Canadian artists and in the development of the Canadian art scene. This website will explain how these and other western Canadian artists influenced artists throughout the country and around the world. It will explain how western Canadian artists have been instrumental in shaping Canada's sterling reputation as a world leader and innovator in art and culture. Prairie Prestige: How Western Canadian Artists Have Influenced Canadian Art features digitized archival material from the fonds of several prominent western Canadian artists, namely:

* Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald
* George Swinton
* Arnold O. Brigden
* Elizabeth Maude MacVicar
* Bertram Brooker
* Leo Mol
* Angus Shortt

In addition, the religious work of several Ukrainian-Canadian artists is also showcased