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Prairie Prestige: How Western Canadian Artists Have Influenced Canadian Art

The Prairie Prestige digital collection will demonstrate how western Canadian artists influenced artists throughout Canada and around the world. It will demonstrate 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, and Angus Shortt. In addition, the religious work of several Ukrainian-Canadian artists is also showcased. Digitized photographs, correspondence, diaries, catalogues, sketches, drawings, and audio clips from the archival holdings of these individuals demonstrate the quality of their work and their relevance to the national art scene. Canadian art is a key component to the cultural mosaic in which we live and the archival records of the artists included in this digital collection vividly emphasize this point. The records have been digitized from the holdings of the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, the Winnipeg Art Gallery Archives, and the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg Archives.

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: Photograph - Tree-Lined Shore of Reader Lake, Manitoba; A photograph of the tree-lined shore of Reader Lake near The Pas, Manitoba. Photograph dated 5 June 1937. A portion of the top left section of the photograph has been cut out.

: Photograph - Two American Mergansers

: Photograph - Two Blue-Winged Teals in Flight

: Photograph - Two Canvasback Ducks in Flight

: Photograph - Two Green-Winged Teals

: Photograph - Two Mallards in Flight

: Photograph - Two Pileated Woodpeckers Perched on a Broken Tree

: Photograph - Two Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds and a Nest

: Photograph - Two Ruffed Grouse in Flight

: Photograph - Two Sharp-tailed Grouse

: Photograph - Unidentified Man Working with Motion Picture Equipment

: Photograph - Unidentified Man at Specimen Drying Rack in Bush Camp near Swan River, Manitoba; A photograph of an unidentified man standing at a specimen drying rack set up in a bush camp near Swan River, Manitoba. Portions of tents and dense foliage are visible around the drying rack. Photograph is dated July 1937.

: Photograph - Unidentified Man with Camping Equipment; A photograph of an unidentified man surrounded by camping equipment that has been packed up. Many trees are visible in the background. Photograph taken near Swan River, Manitoba, dated 22 July 1937.

: Photograph - Unidentified Man with Motion Picture Camera and Map of Lake Winnipeg Area

: Photograph - Unidentified Man with Motion Picture Equipment and Duck Decoy

: Photograph - Unidentified Women Outside a Tent near Clear Lake, Manitoba; A photograph of two unidentified women outside a tent in a treed area near Clear Lake, Manitoba. Photograph dated 1938.

: Photograph - View of Singush Lake, Manitoba; A photograph showing a view of Singush Lake in the Duck Mountains of Manitoba, taken from A. H. Shortt's camp site. Forested area around the lake is visible into the distance. Photograph is dated 7 August 1937.

: Photograph - View of Singush Lake, Manitoba; A photograph showing a view of Singush Lake in the Duck Mountains of Manitoba. An island and a portion of the forested area around the lake are visible. Black poplar and white spruce trees are visible in the foreground and in the distance. Photograph taken by A. H. Shortt, dated 22 August 1937.

: Photograph - Waves due to High Winds on Clear Lake, Manitoba; A photograph of a waves due to high winds blowing over Clear Lake in Manitoba's Riding Mountain National Park. Photograph dated August 1938.

: Photograph - Whistling Swans in Flight and on Water

: Photograph - White-Winged Scoters in Flight Over Water

: Photograph - Wigeon Pair in Flight

: Photograph - Wood Ducks Perched on a Log

: Photograph - Yellow Water Lilies on Swan Lake, Saskatchewan; A photograph of a section of Swan Lake in the Cumberland Marshes of Saskatchewan, shown covered with yellow water lilies and lily pads. Photograph dated June 1939.