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Paul Kane
Paul Kane
Paul Kane

Paul Kane

Canadian, 1810 - 1871
BiographyPaul Kane (1810–1871) was a largely self-taught artist known for his paintings of Aboriginal peoples and landscapes, which were based on sketches he made during his travels to the West. Kane produced hundreds of sketches and created a cycle of one hundred paintings that together reveal the vitality of Aboriginal culture and are of great significance today in the study of Canada’s Aboriginal and settler cultures.
(Excerpted from https://www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/paul-kane/biography/, accessed 10/26/2023)
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