Paul Kane was an Irish-Canadian painter, famous for his paintings of
First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and other Native Americans
in the Oregon Country. Largely self-educated, Kane grew up in Toronto
(then known as York) and trained himself by copying European masters
on a study trip through Europe. He undertook two voyages through the
wild Canadian northwest in 1845 and from 1846 to 1848. The first trip
took him from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie and back. Having secured the
support of the Hudson's Bay Company, he set out on a second, much
longer voyage from Toronto across the Rocky Mountains to Fort
Vancouver and Fort Victoria in the Oregon Country and back again. On
both trips Kane sketched and painted Native Americans and documented
their life. Upon his return to Toronto, he produced from these
sketches more than one hundred oil paintings. Kane's work,
particularly his field sketches, are still a valuable resource for
ethnologues. The oil paintings he did in his studio are considered a
part of the Canadian heritage, although he often embellished these
considerably, departing from the accuracy of his field sketches in
favour of more dramatic scenes.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1872:
Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world, was
established.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park)
1896:
Ethiopia won the decisive Battle of Adowa over Italy, ending the First
Italo-Abyssinian War.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adowa)
1919:
Korea under Japanese rule: The Samil Movement began with numerous
peaceful protests in Korea, but was brutally suppressed by the
Japanese police and army.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1st_Movement)
1947:
The International Monetary Fund began its financial operations.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund)
1954:
The 15-megaton hydrogen bomb Castle Bravo was detonated on Bikini
Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in one of the worst radioactive
contamination ever caused by nuclear testing.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo)
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Wikiquote of the day:
I dreamt the past was never past redeeming:
But whether this was false or honest dreaming
I beg death's pardon now. And mourn the dead. --
Richard Wilbur --
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