Book Review: The Beaver Hall Group’s first art show in early 1921 was organized “to give the artist the assurance that he can paint what he feels, with utter disregard for what has hitherto been considered requisite to the acceptance of the work at the recognized art exhibitions in Canadian centres.”
In this special issue of Kayak we are joined by guest editor Natasha Henry who shares some amazing stories and examples of the ways Black Canadians built and shaped this country. This is an expanded version of the 2018 issue.
In this video, Nelle Oosterom, senior editor of Canada’s History magazine, shares her memories of growing up on a small farm in southern Ontario in the 1960s.
Our special advertising section includes the latest history titles along with other new and recent books from Canadian publishers — it’s a great place to find holiday gifts!
In this lesson, students will reproduce a historical object relating to the history of Canada and consider the historical significance of objects of all kinds from Canadian material culture.
This two-piece wedding dress was worn by Helène Hogue in 1896 when she married Calixte Landry; very few artifacts have a woman’s name connected to the record or any detailed provenance.
